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From: taxman@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
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Subject: Re: :-) et al
Message-ID: <112.256f495a@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu>
Date: 26 Nov 89 07:24:25 GMT
References: <538@gargoyle.uchicago.edu>
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In article <538@gargoyle.uchicago.edu>, agre@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (Phil Agre) writes:
> Hello --
> 
> An anthropologist friend of mine is intrigued by Mr Usenet Smiley
> and his pals :-) and is told that somewhere there exists a complete
> list of them all -- and even scholarly papers on the these symbols
> and the broader subject of usenet customs and other bizarre social
> phenomena.  Can anyone help me out with pointers or references or
> hints or clues or what-have-you?
> 
> Many thanks.

If u can ftp to SIMTEL20.ARPA you can get lots of files about usenet.
It's been a while since Ive been there but I thik the directories are

pd2:[unix.usenet]*.txt


> 
> Phil Agre
> Computer Science Department
> University of Chicago
> 1100 East 58th Street
> Chicago, IL  60637
> 
> Internet: Agre@gargoyle.uchicago.edu
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