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to: Rod Speed
from: Paul Conroy
date: 1995-04-04 14:37:24
subject: BBS Charging & fido

On 22 Mar 95, Rod Speed said to Bill Grimsley, and I quote...

 RS> No problem with say collecting enough in user charges to make a profit
 RS> after your costs have been paid if you can offer the users a good enough
 RS> service to convince them to pay that with the other free systems around.

I feel that the ettiquette and origional fido ideals are getting thrown out
the window when sysops are making money out of it.

Such a BBS would be offering Fido as a service for which they charge.
That's re-selling a "free" service. That sux!

Paul

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