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From: cloos@acsu.buffalo.edu (James H. Cloos)
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Subject: Re: W A R N I N G  compress & ftp can corrupt hp48 bin files
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Date: 15 Oct 90 20:51:35 GMT
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In article <1990Oct15.170509.9366@nntp-server.caltech.edu> madler@piglet.caltech.edu (Mark Adler) writes:
>
>                   This fellow has a very common syndrome among computer
>users, which is to assume anything possible before assuming that oneself is
>doing something wrong. Of course, that is the FIRST thing that should be
>assumed---I know I do.

Given that this was posted, so is this:

I must object to Mark's characterization of me wrt asuuming something else
is at fault before assumeing I am.  In general AND IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE,
I did quite the opposite.  In fact, I first started noticing these problems 
a few weeks back, but waited so long to post because I was trying various
things to prevent/correct the symptoms.  None of these succeeded.

*SOMETHING* is going wrong, that is certain.  Multiple tests usw have led
me to the opinions expressed in my first posting.

I also seriously feel that the above quoted comment was not called for, I 
so mauch as told him that in a mail file earlier today (in response to a
reply by Mark to my 1st post).

{If nothing else, leaving that comment out would have reduced badwidth
usage, but as much as I hate to see flames in c.s.h, I do not enjoy
public attacks either.  Comments like that belong only in the mail.}

-JimC
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