RS>> it could indeed be legitimately PCs in that situation.

PE>> Not legitimately.

RS> Oh crap.

Nope.

PE>> NO-ONE is EVER FORCED to carry ANY echomail area against their will.

RS> Irrelevant with an echo which isnt supposed to have commercial traffic
RS> in it like say Trevs Aust_Trading. You are entitled to expect that if
RS> you do carry that, the occasional commercial one will get stomped. And
RS> entitled to PC the sysop of a system who couldnt care less.

Sorry, AUST_TRADING and Trev's rules of the sea don't rate a mention in P4.
 Same as AUST_ADS actually.

BFN.  Paul.
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