LM> but when you get to this level of detail I think you should take
LM> it to netmail.

PE> Echomail is carried by consenting systems.  There is no way that

LM> I was expressing an opinion. I believe commercial messages are
LM> banned in echomail, but in all echos there's usually a bit of
LM> give and take.

The opinion is at odds with the facts.

LM> When you start a correspondence about a commercial matter in 
LM> echomail I believe a line has been crossed, and it's time to take it
LM> to phone or netmail.  This is just FIDO courtesy. 

Nope, that's up to the echo.  There is an area called AUST_ADS
which even specifically says that commercial ads are welcome.
In an unmoderated echo such as this, anarchy rules.  BFN.  Paul.
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