Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!iuvax!watmath!xenitec!edhew From: edhew@xenitec.on.ca (Ed Hew) Newsgroups: news.misc Subject: Re: Forged postings. Summary: Who cares if it was a forgery, the question was valid! Message-ID: <1989Nov26.223009.558@xenitec.on.ca> Date: 26 Nov 89 22:30:09 GMT References: <7026@ficc.uu.net> <14649@well.UUCP> Reply-To: edhew@xenitec.UUCP (Ed Hew) Followup-To: news.misc Distribution: news Organization: XeniTec Consulting Services, Kitchener, ON, Canada Lines: 27 In article <14649@well.UUCP> Jef Poskanzer writes: >In the referenced message, peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) wrote: >}% count yes no other >}count: 10 items of mail in input file yes. >}count: 52 items of mail in input file no. >}count: 7 items of mail in input file other. > >So in other words, the stupid people, the ones who couldn't figure out >it was a forgery, want you to stay. That's a great mandate, Peter. >--- >Jef As one of the people who send email to Peter, I would like to point out that the possibility that the article I was commenting on was a forgery was completely irrelevent to my response. A valid question was asked, and IMHO a valid answer was provided. I don't know you personally. Hence, I have little info as to whether I am currently commenting on a forged article. I don't care. The subject matter is what counts here. > Jef Poskanzer jef@well.sf.ca.us {ucbvax, apple, hplabs}!well!jef Ed. A. Hew Authorized Technical Trainer Xeni/Con Corporation work: edhew@xenicon.uucp -or- ..!{uunet!}utai!lsuc!xenicon!edhew ->home: edhew@xenitec.on.ca -or- ..!{uunet!}watmath!xenitec!edhew # This posting has absolutely nothing to do with what I do for a living.