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   From: odysseus1479-at@yahoo-dot.ca   
      
   Rufio wrote:   
      
   > The point is - 8 years ago, I heard the same comments about not posting   
   HTML. OK I though, maybe some people still connect   
   > at 300 baud rate. So it kinda made sense then. But eventually there comes a   
   time, when the slower people have to either use fast   
   > enough connections & even moderately sophisticated email clients, or keep   
   off Usenet.   
      
   Why should they be forced to use "sophisticated email clients"   
   instead of specialized newsreaders?   
      
   > Imagine a world with a 30mph speed limit on freeways, just so bicycles can   
   use it. When the top speed of cars was 30-40 it wasn't   
   > so much of a big deal. But when we have cars that have top speeds of 200mph,   
   it would be more considerate for the bicycles to go   
   > elsewhere, than for the speed limit to remain at 30 mph.   
      
   That analogy isn't quite apt. As I see it your position is that you   
   should be allowed to drive at 200 mph on bicycle paths as well as freeways.   
      
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