HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: kadie@cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie)
Subject: Excerpts from USENET Readership report for Dec 92
Keywords: arbitron, statistics, full
Organization: University of Illinois, Dept. of Comp. Sci., Urbana, IL
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 21:35:13 GMT

reid@decwrl.DEC.COM (Brian Reid) writes:

>This is the full set of data from the USENET readership report for Dec 92.
>Explanations of the figures are in a companion posting.
>
>        +-- Estimated total number of people who read the group, worldwide.
>        |     +-- Actual number of readers in sampled population
>        |     |     +-- Propagation: how many sites receive this group at all
>        |     |     |      +-- Recent traffic (messages per month)
>        |     |     |      |      +-- Recent traffic (kilobytes per month)
>        |     |     |      |      |      +-- Crossposting percentage
>        |     |     |      |      |      |    +-- Cost ratio: $US/month/rdr
>        |     |     |      |      |      |    |      +-- Share: % of newsrders
>        |     |     |      |      |      |    |      |   who read this group.
>        V     V     V      V      V      V    V      V
>   1 160000  4449   91%     1    12.0   100%  0.00   9.5%  news.announce.newusers 
>   2 150000  4171   68%  2011  4475.8    40%  0.04   8.9%  alt.sex 
>   3 130000  3754   86%   863  1782.3    19%  0.02   8.0%  misc.jobs.offered 
>   4 130000  3726   84%    70   128.1     0%  0.00   7.9%  rec.humor.funny 
>   5 130000  3524   87%     6   238.1    83%  0.00   7.5%  news.answers 
>   6 120000  3316   56%  2216 98591.1     7%  0.85   7.1%  alt.binaries.pictures.erotica 
>   7 120000  3297   84%  1359  1736.3    30%  0.02   7.0%  misc.forsale 
>   8 110000  3187   89%   804  1588.9    16%  0.02   6.8%  comp.windows.x 
>   9 110000  3103   51%   782  4280.2     7%  0.04   6.6%  alt.sex.stories 
>  10 100000  2902   83%  1080  2764.2     8%  0.04   6.2%  rec.humor 
[...]
> 259  32000   893   82%   516  1284.9    15%  0.06   1.9%  comp.org.eff.talk 
[...]
> 555  22000   599   62%   204   654.8    58%  0.03   1.3%  alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk 
[...]
> 632  20000   553   79%     6   113.4   100%  0.01   1.2%  comp.org.eff.news 
[...]
>1464   6000   167   53%     4   162.2     0%  0.03   0.4%  alt.comp.acad-freedom.news 
>1787   1700    48   30%   133   268.1    14%  0.09   0.1%  rec.arts.marching.drumcorps 
>1788   1700    48   11%   715  1972.3    11%  0.24   0.1%  tor.news.stats 
>1789   1700    48   11%    34    75.1     0%  0.01   0.1%  de.rec.games 
>1790   1700    47   11%    75   181.3    11%  0.02   0.1%  de.talk.chat 
-- 
Carl Kadie -- I do not represent any organization; this is just me.
 = kadie@cs.uiuc.edu =
From: kadie@eff.org (Carl M. Kadie)
Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
Subject: [eff.mail.com-priv]  What *IS* Current AUP Policy for Information Providers?
Date: 31 Dec 92 03:47:14 GMT
Followup-To: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk,eff.mail.com-priv
Organization: The Electronic Frontier Foundation
Originator: kadie@eff.org

[A repost - Carl]

Newsgroups: eff.mail.com-priv
From: cook@tmn.com (Gordon Cook)
Subject:  What *IS* Current AUP Policy for Information Providers?
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 17:48:04 GMT



I have been rereading com-priv and other files relating to the flap over 
Dialog as a commercial user of ANS in December of last year.

On December 10th 1991 Steve Wolff wrote:

"For whatever reason(s), Dialog would not commit to guaranteeing that all 
their traffic would adhere to NSFnet Aceeptable Use; as an ANS customer 
apparently their alternative was to declare themselves "commercial."

A bit later in the discussion someone pointed out that Dialog's customers 
had never been given the opportunty to pledge that they would make only 
research and education use of Dialog.

Eventually the NSF blessed Dialog as an acceptable research and education 
user and in January ANS switched their status from commercial to R&E.

QUESTION:  what is current NSF policy for information providers lie dialog 
that wish to attach to the NSFnet?

I surmise that if an information provider tells the world that it expects 
that the only use that will be made of its resources by its intenet 
connected customers is use in support of research and education, it is 
free to attach and send its bits accross the NSFnet bbone as AUP 
conformant?

Do I surmise correctly?

And to name 3 info providers:  Orbit, Dow Jones, and BRS.  Are librarians 
reading this list able to telnet successfully to all three? On second 
thought maybe I should not restrict the last question to librarians.
-- 
Carl Kadie -- I do not represent EFF; this is just me.
 =kadie@eff.org, kadie@cs.uiuc.edu =
Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
From: s_titz@ira.uka.de (Olaf Titz)
Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
Subject: Re: Information sought
Date: 28 Dec 1992 13:13:23 GMT
Organization: Fachschaft math/inf, Uni Karlsruhe, FRG
NNTP-Posting-Host: irau31.ira.uka.de

In article <199212221813.AA11570@eff.org> RDE@acc.rwu.edu writes:
>To computer center staff at colleges & universities:
>
>We at Roger Williams University are considering requiring students
>to purchase (or perhaps lease) a personal computer. The potential
>benefits are many, as are the potential problems. I am trying to

I would be interested to know the reasons you are considering why you
would put up such a requirement. As I see it, the benefits are by far
outweighed by the problems, but maybe you can give me some which I
overlooked? Thanks.

Olaf

-- 
| Olaf Titz - comp.sc.student  |   o     | uknf@dkauni2.bitnet | old address |
| univ. of karlsruhe - germany |  _>\ _  | s_titz@ira.uka.de   | is still    |
| +49-721-60439                | (_)<(_) | praetorius@irc      | valid       |
  "My heart is human - my blood is boiling - my brain IBM" - Mr. Roboto
Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
From: RDE@acc.rwu.edu
Subject: Information sought
Originator: daemon@eff.org
Organization: EFF mail-news gateway
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 10:41:09 GMT

To computer center staff at colleges & universities:

We at Roger Williams University are considering requiring students
to purchase (or perhaps lease) a personal computer. The potential
benefits are many, as are the potential problems. I am trying to
contact computer centers at institutions that presently require
some or all students to have a computer. I have a brief (12
question) survey that I can mail to you directly if you are willing
to give me a few minutes of your time. Please respond directly to

rde@acc.rwu.edu

Rolland Everitt, Director of Academic Computing
Roger Williams University

Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
From: tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan)
Subject: Re: Chain letters?
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 03:06:44 GMT

greeny@eff.org (J S Greenfield) writes:

>I've seen at least two workable definitions of a "chain letter" posted.
>(One equivalent to the US Postal regulation, and one including all letters
>distributed solely for the sake of distribution, itself.)

>It is *your* side, which insists that those definitions are insufficient,
>but which has failed to produce a definition that is not overly-broad
>(including things like resumes and jokes) that is responsible for the
>extended length of this discussion.

J.S.,  It's probably best if I drop out of the thread because I don't
honestly know what you want.  I thought this was about chain letters
and someone's insistence that without a legal definition we wouldn't
recognize one if it poked us in the eye.

You clarified it right up by introducing "resumes" and "jokes" and
suggesting (I think) that any definition of a chain letter that let
jokes and resumes slip through isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

In a nutshell, I believe that my position is that the only way you
can arrive at "absolute definitions" is to pare it down to a point
where you have described _a_ chain letter but not all chain-like
letters.

If somebody's definition includes "a solicitation to send money" then
clearly a letter which suggests you should send an article of clothing
and explains how a 4th century monk didn't and died is NOT a chain
letter.  Great then we can invent new terms for all the chain-like
variants, a great use of time and resources....

You're probably correct in whatever point you're trying to make I just
don't see the point behind it all.

tom

Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
From: tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan)
Subject: Re: Chain letters?
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 02:00:50 GMT

greeny@top.cis.syr.edu (J. S. Greenfield) writes:

>Carl's making a serious point.  I think you're just being silly...
>
>How about if I email my resume to a friend saying, "Feel free to
>send a copy of my resume to anyone you know who may be interested."

>Is this a chain letter?

>How about one sayin, "Here's a good joke I just heard..."

>I believe this demonstrates the point that Carl was trying to make.

J.S., I was being silly in response to silliness I believe that is
covered under the "fair response clause" of Law 21-FW-5.

Now you want me to believe that you can't determine the differences
between a resume, a joke and a chain letter.

No clearly a resume is a weapon of self-defense and a joke is yelling
fire in a crowded theater (as long as you laugh).

Do you have the same trouble with the definition of harrassing phone
calls late at night or does the caller explain "late" is relative and
"harrassment" isn't defined legally ?

Thanks for playing todays exciting episode of "why not spend forever
trying to legally define the entire world before we act".

tom

Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
From: greeny@eff.org (J S Greenfield)
Subject: Re: Chain letters?
Originator: greeny@eff.org
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 17:30:54 GMT

In article <1992Dec21.020050.24688@pegasus.com> tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan) writes:
>greeny@top.cis.syr.edu (J. S. Greenfield) writes:
>
>>Carl's making a serious point.  I think you're just being silly...
>>
>>How about if I email my resume to a friend saying, "Feel free to
>>send a copy of my resume to anyone you know who may be interested."
>
>>Is this a chain letter?
>
>>How about one sayin, "Here's a good joke I just heard..."
>
>>I believe this demonstrates the point that Carl was trying to make.
>
>J.S., I was being silly in response to silliness I believe that is
>covered under the "fair response clause" of Law 21-FW-5.
>
>Now you want me to believe that you can't determine the differences
>between a resume, a joke and a chain letter.

*I* can.  But the *definition* in question clearly could not.  That is what
Carl said in his post.

To my eyes (and apparently to others, including Carl's) what you and others
have termed a "chain letter" was clearly a joke.

I'd say it's you and those others who are having trouble with your definitions.
Otherwise, one of you would have long ago produced an alternate definition for
a "chain letter" that *doesn't* include lots of stuff that we all seem to
agree are *not* "chain letters."


>Thanks for playing todays exciting episode of "why not spend forever
>trying to legally define the entire world before we act".

Clearly, you use silliness to make up for your lack of any reasoned
response.

I've seen at least two workable definitions of a "chain letter" posted.
(One equivalent to the US Postal regulation, and one including all letters
distributed solely for the sake of distribution, itself.)

It is *your* side, which insists that those definitions are insufficient,
but which has failed to produce a definition that is not overly-broad
(including things like resumes and jokes) that is responsible for the
extended length of this discussion.


-- 
J. S. Greenfield                                         greeny@top.cis.syr.edu
(I like to put 'greeny' here,                            greeny@eff.org 
but my d*mn system wants a 
*real* name!)                        "What's the difference between an orange?"
Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
From: bob@aneurism.mscg.com (despair)
Subject: I lost my job!
Followup-To: alt.good.news,alt.suicide.holiday
Organization: Dead News Posters Anonymous, Ltd.
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 92 13:27:44 GMT

Great News!  The heartless bastards at the company I've been
contracting for just decided that they don't need me (and a few
others) anymore, so they cancelled my 1 year contract only 3 months
into the deal.

I've got no severance pay, no money in the bank and a 4 month old
daughter to feed and clothe.  Since I've got no money, I'll probably
lose my house shortly after I miss next month's mortgage payment.

I love getting laid off exactly one week before Christmas.  I can see
their point, though: To hell with the people, the shareholders must
get their dividends!  Makes sense, right?

BTW, I am a good Christian, so this is probably God's way of telling
me that I should kill myself so my wife and kid can get the insurance
money.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Scrooge!

Ta Ta!

-- 
bob, now where did I put that bottle of fully automatic assault sleeping pills?
Newsgroups: alt.good.news
From: Kyle W Strohm <kstrohm@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: hey
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 21:41:17 GMT
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11]

yeeeeeeeha!
Newsgroups: alt.good.news
From: tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan)
Subject: Merry Christmas
Organization: Pegasus,  Honolulu
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 22:52:07 GMT

Merry Christmas and Good Wishes from Hawaii

Thanks also for a year of alt.good.news and here's hoping that we have
another year of good news to come.

tom
From: rperkins@astro.as.arizona.edu (Rachel J. Perkins)
Newsgroups: alt.good.news
Subject: Re: Final final
Date: 21 Dec 92 17:39:08 GMT
Organization: neener neener boing

In article <CINDY.92Dec19205134@solan10.solan.unit.no> cindy@solan10.solan.unit.no (Cynthia Kandolf) writes:
>>:       Want more good news? I am married to Jesus Christ.
>
>Eh?  Can't help but think your sex life can't be much.
>
>
><My husband says i have been baking too many cookies.  I think he's
>right.> 
>

perhaps that's a hint about your sex life? or does jesus like cookies?

bah.


--
		    -just give me what for,
	rachel perkins =  rperkins@astro.as.arizona.edu
      coed naked internet grep! always keep your link up!
Newsgroups: alt.good.news,alt.wanted.muslim.gay,alt.gigolo
From: matmcinn@nuscc.nus.sg (Brett McInnes)
Subject: Re: Import/Export
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 07:26:15 GMT

muhamk@microsoft.com (Muhammad Karim) writes:
: I am interested in starting import/export business.  i
: 
: would like some help with a product line which could be
: 
: sold through Pakistan Television or Print Media.
: 
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
From: Andrew McCallum <andrewm@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: AKA
X-To: ALL
Organization: The Zoo of Ids
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 04:09:00 GMT

    "I'll let you go."


    A.K.A. "Piss off."

---
    .sig's are neat,                   | Andrew McCallum
    .sig's are fun,                     \ andrewm@zooid.guild.org
    .sig's tell where to flame someone.  |andrewm@terranet.cts.com

Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
From: Andrew McCallum <andrewm@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: Andrew
X-To: AN3829@ANON.PENET.FI
Organization: The Zoo of Ids
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 02:48:00 GMT

From an3829@anon.penet.fi
>Ooh, Andrew!! I've fallen in luv!!!!

    Oh oh.

>Just testing my psychic powers.. u haveta be Libra!

    Sorry.  Virgo.

>Actually this is just a test.

    (I hate these anon services)

---
    .sig's are neat,                   | Andrew McCallum
    .sig's are fun,                     \ andrewm@zooid.guild.org
    .sig's tell where to flame someone.  |andrewm@terranet.cts.com

Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
From: Andrew McCallum <andrewm@zooid.guild.org>
Subject: Re: New year, old memories..
X-To: JOHN C. BARTHELMES
Organization: The Zoo of Ids
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 23:22:00 GMT

From jcbarthe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John C. Barthelmes)
>Profitable??? Snow???   Well, I guess.. for ski resorts, sno cone makers,
>plowing companies, snow tire manufacturers, and people who sell ready-made
>snow balls on the side of the road...

    Nah.  Skiing is the main one I'm thinking of.

---
    .sig's are neat,                   | Andrew McCallum
    .sig's are fun,                     \ andrewm@zooid.guild.org
    .sig's tell where to flame someone.  |andrewm@terranet.cts.com

Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
From: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Sgt. Kleper)
Subject: Gifts
Reply-To: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 05:35:45 GMT

Since nobody can really think of something to talk about - what
did y'all get for Christmas/Hanukkah?

I got:

* A 2400 BAUD internal PowerBook fax/modem (cool!)
* A money clip (a money clip?)
* A flannel shirt (gee grandma, thanks)
* A pair of jeans (Levi 550 30/32 - perfect fit!)
* Some weird Spanish drinking thing (gee grandpa, thanks)
* A Beatles CD (Rubber Soul)
* MPW (gee APDA, thanks)

Come to think of it, I didn't really get anything too good.
Anybody want to trade?

-Scott J. Kleper
"Sgt. Kleper"
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
From: gpt@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (gabe.p.torok)
Subject: fantisize
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 19:59:30 GMT

	I'm looking for any guy out there that's
willing to write to me.  Tell me that your gorgeous,
tall, dark, and have green eyes.  I want to 
fantasize about you day and night, and dream about
the day we can finally meet.  Please write to me if
you can fulfill my dreams.  What do you like to do?
What are your interests?
			Aliza

P.S.-This is just for fun.
From: biddy@ping.actrix.gen.nz (Bridget Ingham)
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
Subject: Re: New year, old memories..
Followup-To: alt.kids-talk
Distribution: world
Reply-To: biddy@ping.actrix.gen.nz
Organization: 
Keywords: 
Summary: 
Date: 3 Jan 93 08:38:55 GMT
Organization: Private UUCP Site

In article <1993Jan1.115542.10435@newstand.syr.edu> jcbarthe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John C. Barthelmes) writes:

> I always thought it looked more like chunky chicken soup... but thats
> just my opinion...
> Its FINALLY snowing here! Its been raining for the last 4 days. We even
> had a GREEN Christmas. So Im quite excited about this snow stuff.
> 	Happy New Year!

We never have WHITE Christmases, not even white New Years. That's because it's 
er over here. Any way, I've only touched snow once and senn ien it about ten times
(on the mountains).

Anyway, you can still DREAM about a white Christmas, can't you?????

    Bridget Ingham              biddy@ping.actrix.gen.nz
    Lower Hutt,  New Zealand
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
From: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Sgt. Kleper)
Subject: Hair
Reply-To: sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 03:46:42 GMT

I'm bored, so I thought I'd post this old Carlin routine for 
your enjoyment. [without permission]

I'm aware some stare at my hair.
In fact, to be fair, 
Some really despair of my hair.
I say "No fair."
My wife bought some hair at a fair to use as a spare.
Do you care?
Au Contraire          [sic]
Spare hair can be fair.
In fact, hair can be rare.
Fred Estaire got no hair.
Nor does a pare
Nor a chocolate Eclair
And where is the hair on a chair?
Nowhere, Monfraire       [sic]
Now that we've had this affair of the hair,
I'll return to my lair and use naire.
Do you care?

Here's my beard, ain't it weird?
Don't be sceered, it's just a beard.

Sorry for all the mistakes.....I haven't listened to it in a while.

-Scott
From: xbaquero@ecnet.ec
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
Subject: Test only
Date: 3 Jan 1993 01:31:02 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


This is a test
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
From: jcbarthe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John C. Barthelmes)
Subject: Re: to Andrew
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 01:17:23 EST

In article <1992Dec30.000118.2082@cbfsb.cb.att.com> gpt@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (gabe.p.torok) writes:
>	This message is only for Andrew, the guy who posts constantly.
>I don't have your E-mail address.
>	I have a friend who would be a perfect match for you.
>She has all of the same interests!  How old are you?  Are
>you looking for a girlfriend?  Where do you live?  You guys 
>should at least write or E-mail.  My friend is 15, blond,
>has blue eyes, and is 5'5".  What do you look like?  
>Write back!
>			Aliza

Well, it looks like you're playing matchmaker now! It sounds like a cool
idea... our own personal computer matching system. Kinda like a network
dating game!!! Sounds like fun!
I've been reading this group for quite awhile and I thought it was
finally time to introduce myself. A short list of my interests is:
Star Trek, music (any kind), singing, reading, biking, travel, tetris,
going to movies and malls, reading computer newsgroups, sending and reading
mail (computer and snail-mail)...
	Well, thats all I can think of right now... its too late for me to
	be thinking.
	Hope to here from ya soon!!
					John

-- 
|*     John C. Barthelmes            | Its is difficult to say what is   *|
|* jcbarthe@rodan.acs.syr.edu        |   impossible,  for the dream of   *|
|* jcbarthe@syredu.bitnet            |   yesterday is the hope of today  *|
|* barthelm@jane.cs.fredonia.edu     |   and the reality of tomorrow!    *|
From: lynx@terapin.com (Debbie Caraway)
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
Subject: Re: I shoulda just done it...
Date: 1 Jan 93 11:01:22 GMT
Organization: BBS

In article <1993Jan1.031213.10024@zooid.guild.org>, Andrew McCallum
<andrewm@zooid.guild.org> writes:
>From sjk6119@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Sgt. Kleper)
>>Well, I could always get a friend to throw her shoe in the
>>guy's bathroom so that I could be a hero and....just kidding.
>
>    Bah.  Show me a relationship built on shoes...
>
>
>    Actually, that sounds kinda kinky.
>
>---
>    .sig's are neat,                   | Andrew McCallum
>    .sig's are fun,                     \ andrewm@zooid.guild.org
>    .sig's tell where to flame someone.  |andrewm@terranet.cts.com
>
I dunno, shoes have a soulful foundation and there's always that tounge action.
 Sorry peoples, I realize I'm "treading" on thin ground here.  Don't mind me,
I'm an adult who was drinking on New Year's (be verwie quiet they're hunting
wabbits).  Couldn't resist the play on words, plus I just had to mess with
Andrew before his popularity here gets to his head ;)
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk
From: jcbarthe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (John C. Barthelmes)
Subject: Re: New year, old memories..
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 93 11:13:11 EST

In article <1993Jan2.014749.487@zooid.guild.org> Andrew McCallum <andrewm@zooid.guild.org> writes:
>>Its FINALLY snowing here! Its been raining for the last 4 days. We even
>>had a GREEN Christmas. So Im quite excited about this snow stuff.
>
>    Yeah.  Snow's nice, and profitable.
>
Profitable??? Snow???   Well, I guess.. for ski resorts, sno cone makers,
plowing companies, snow tire manufacturers, and people who sell ready-made
snow balls on the side of the road...

-- 
|*     John C. Barthelmes            | Its is difficult to say what is   *|
|* jcbarthe@rodan.acs.syr.edu        |   impossible,  for the dream of   *|
|* jcbarthe@syredu.bitnet            |   yesterday is the hope of today  *|
|* barthelm@jane.cs.fredonia.edu     |   and the reality of tomorrow!    *|
Newsgroups: alt.kids-talk