Cmd Buzz Corey wrote:
Well, no one can force you from it, but it is against Usenet convention
to post binary files to non-binary groups. There are good reasons for
it. There are binary groups set up for that purpose and it is very easy
to point to your binary file that is posted to a binary group, and any
gentleman would be more than happy to abide by that convention.

Yes, folks CAN force you. Your news admin can refuse to allow service to
you (or refuse to allow binary posting), and the site downstream can refuse
to accept traffic from your site if that does not take place.

These sorts of things don't happen today except in pretty egregious cases,
which is what has driven a lot of backbone sites just to drop all binaries
to discussion groups themselves.
--scott

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