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08-09-2005, 10:00 PM

In article ,
(Jim Lewis) wrote:

JaneyP wrote:
Bonsai , Japanese Miniature Trees :- Their Style Cultivation & styling
by Kan Yashiroda
Really thorough vintage manual on the craft , covers just about
everything.

Some headings:- Classification of shape of trunk / Classification of
style of growing / Technique of dwarfing / Raisnig bonsai from seeds &
cuttings / Mame bonsai /Bonsai cultivation of crysanthemums etc.

This is SPAM.

No, it isn't.

A for-sale or for-auction message is not spam unless the merchandise is
off-topic for the group, or the message violates the group's written rules,
or it is sent to individuals (not a list) without their permission.

JaneyP is selling a bonsai-related book. She posted her message only once.
The rec.arts.bonsai newsgroup (where she posted) and the IBC mailing list
(from which you replied) do not have any written rules against for-sale
messages. Therefore her message is not spam.

The IBC list's Welcome message says "Spam is mail sent to the list by
people trying to sell something that isn't bonsai related". Note those
last four words. That message makes no other mention of "for-sale"
messages, which implies that it's okay to try to sell bonsai-related stuff.

The IBC web forum has a "no for-sale posts" rule, but that only applies to
the web forum, not the mailing list or the newsgroup.