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From: lffast@watrose.UUCP (lffast)
Newsgroups: net.movies,net.movies.sw,net.sf-lovers,net.flame
Subject: Re: A Modest Proposal
Message-ID: <7179@watrose.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 13:22:21 EST
Article-I.D.: watrose.7179
Posted: Fri Dec 28 13:22:21 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 29-Dec-84 02:43:07 EST
References: <2481@ucla-cs.ARPA> <1605@drutx.UUCP> <383@hou2e.UUCP> <393@klipper.UUCP> <24@epsilon.UUCP> <6719@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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> In article <24@epsilon.UUCP> you write:
> >In article <393@klipper.UUCP> biep writes:
> >>>> From: schu@drutx.UUCP (SchulteSM)
> >>>> Subject: Re: A Modest Proposal
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> 
> >>>> q
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> w
> >>>> .
> >>>> dfslkfl;
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> lkfdg
> >>>> ;lfdkg;lka;dlgk
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> ZZ
> >>>> agkfjlkadfgkj
> >>>> 
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>Yes, I agree. This is definately a proposal worth considering.
> >>>
> >>
> >>No, no, no!!!
> >>I know, it sounds nice, but believe me, it just doesn't work. 
> >>Someone over here brought this up on our local network, and we've
> >>been discussing it over and again, and indeed, it sounds appealing,
> >>but when you work out the details you'll find lots of inconsistencies
> >>and problems. Don't try to reinvent the wheel, there are already
> >>enough other proposals on this net which ask for our attention.
> >>
> >Well, we've actually done it here, and it works out just fine. Of course,
> >we had to make certain minor changes like "DfXlkfl;:" instead of
> >"dfslkfl;" as was indicated in the original article. You'll note that
> >otherwise a contradiction arises when "ZZ" is implemented.
> >
> >						Ed Sheppard
> >						Bell Communications Research
> 
> 
> 	Alright! I'm sick of this! Why is it that every time someone
> puts a good piece into public domain, somebody has to good and change
> the source! The next thing to happen it some BO-ZO will try to use
> this changed version without taking the time to read the documentation -
> and naturally the FOOL starts flaming to the original poster!!!!
> 
> 	
>                                          Geoff Sauerborn

This really belongs in net.sources.     Larry Fast