---- Peter Kurilecz <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On 8/1/06, Cecilia Hartman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Offering Internet access to everyone, whether you use it or not, is no different than having a pool that's available to everyone or an exercise room that's available to everyone, both of which are at the Hilton. > > A better analogy would be the offering of telephone service for > everybody. And yet I haven't heard anyone complain about what the > hotel charges for that service. Then there's the issue of cable service and people who don't watch television in their rooms. > > The swimming pool is available only for guests. Should the wifi be > provided free to those who aren't guests of the hotel? Not in my opinion. It should be available in the rooms, but not to non-paying visitors, again, in my opinion. A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>