Re: Old pic of Central

[" Ian" <iansmith@optusnet.com.au>]

"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Michael Kurkowski" <usenet.spam@gunzel.net> wrote in message
> 8FAAE46A0gunzelT333@203.164.20.149">news:8FAAE46A0gunzelT333@203.164.20.149...
> > daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au (Dave Proctor) wrote in
> > <hmlu5.72361$g53.1231583@news5.giganews.com>:
> >
> > >And if you were one of the people who use news servers that strip
> > >binaries from non-binaries groups, you would be wondering why there was
> > >nothing in the file.
> >
> > I'm glad that Optus@Home's news server is one of these servers you
> mention,
> > that strips out binaries from non-binary groups.
> >
> > At least then I don't have to put up with wasting a second or two to
> > download large binaries. Oh oops, I'm using cable. As for those who use
a
> > modem (including me part time) - then it takes forever (:
>
> Agreed - I am going to ADSL soon, so it will not take me long to download
> it. But most of the people who cannot otherwise get broadband won't be
able
> to get ADSL either, so they will be stuck with dialup, and slow doanloads.
>
> > In all seriousness, it's bad netiquette to post binaries to non binaries
> > groups, but since this newsgroup has gone to the dogs,
>
> It has, and I have been a part of that, but I do not think I have
initiated
> any of it, most of what I have done has been in response to provocation.
> Perhaps if people like Tezza could take their railway and government and
> union bashing off to aus.politics (most of us here don't really want to
hear
> about how the union has sat on its hands and allowed stupid conditions to
go
> through, we want to hear about the trains), and if Ian could head off to
> alt.flame, where his non-contributory posts (isn't that all fo them?)
would
> be at home, this newsgroups could get back to what it is supposed to be
> about.
>
> > I really don't give
> > a stuff any more, unless everyone is prepared to help bring the group
back
> > to standard (which won't happen - see aus.net.access - that's where this
> > group is headed it seems).
>
> It could happen.
>
> Dave
> This crap that your mate Kurkowski posted in 'Test' doesn't help your case
much does it?
Tezza is quite correct in what  he says. I fully support him.

Ian