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From: bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: definitions and acronymes
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Date: 13 Nov 90 16:29:15 GMT
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In-Reply-To: phil@info.polymtl.ca's message of 10 Nov 90 16:55:34 GMT

In article <1990Nov10.165534.16641@vlsi.polymtl.ca> phil@info.polymtl.ca (test remote acces) writes:
   IHMO, 

"In My Humble Opinion," often written as a disclaimer when someone
doesn't really know what they're talking about.

   SLIP,

Serial Line Internet Protocol, as documented in RFC 1055.  It has been
superceded by PPP, the more general Point to Point Protocol, as
documented in RFCs 1171 and 1172.  They're both ways of shipping IP
packets over serial lines, such as modems.

   ASAP(i found the meaning of this one :-)..

As Soon As Possible.

   I don t knowwhether or not i am the only one in that case...but i
   would love to find a word of explanation whenever there are used.
   I know most of the readers are Americans, so try to make a *small*
   effort to give ALL users a chance to understand what you re saying
   in your post.

Good point.  Some newsgroups that use acronym-rich jargon have begun
encouraging posters to include brief glossaries at the end of their
articles.  The practice is greatly appreciated by newcomers.