Commercial and personal advertising is forbidden. However commercial statements in .sig files 4 lines or fewer in length are acceptable provided the post is appropriate to the group. Announcements, not exceeding 15 lines in length, of relevant events are allowed.
Longer announcements belong in uk.announce.events .
Binaries belong on a web or ftp site, whose URL may be posted. Posts must be in plain text. Excessive cross-posting is inappropriate. Posters are requested to restrict their cross-posting to no more than two other news groups. Test posts are not permitted.