Re: Dear Rad-Safe:

[melissa (M. Woo)]

> My name is Mike Stabin, although I am writing from James Stubbs' account. 
> This is the focus of why I am writing.  I find it rather silly that your
> service will not accept e-mail from people other than subscribers to your
> list.  
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> We run a very busy center here, and I do not have time to sit and read
> dozens of e-mail messages every day, so I do not subscribe to this or
> other quite interesting groups. 

Just a word of explanation to the RADSAFE subscribers...

The main reason I would not allow non-subscribers to post is the increased
probability of "spamming," which is the broadcast of inappropriate (usually
commercial) posts to a wide range of Usenet newsgroups and/or Internet
mailing lists.  Obviously, since subscription to the list is not regulated,
requiring subscription cannot completely eliminate the possibility;
however, the possibility that someone will spam RADSAFE is reduced.

And another comment...

I suspect that this will sound like a flame no matter how I word this, but
I do resent someone implying that s/he is busier than the approximately 1000
of you that currently subscribe to RADSAFE. 

Thanks for your continued support!

Melissa

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