This article is from the Digital Broadcast Satellites FAQ, by Brian Trosko btrosko@primenet.com with numerous contributions by others.
Keeping in mind the context in which the carter was written, and that
advertising is not specifically permitted by the charter, advertising is
technically off-topic for rec.video.satellite.dbs. As such any posts
consisting of entirely advertisements are quite unwelcome, as are those
posts which appear to answer a posted question, but are really a thinly
veiled advertisement. It is considered permissible to include a small
plug in one's .sig, as long as the normal rule of keeping .sigs under four
lines is adhered to.
 
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