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From: kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: humanitarian request
Message-ID: <983@demott.COM>
Date: 17 Nov 90 19:28:39 GMT
References: <1990Nov17.044938.18053@uwasa.fi>
Reply-To: kdq@demott.COM (Kevin D. Quitt)
Organization: DeMott Electronics Co., Van Nuys CA
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In article <1990Nov17.044938.18053@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes:
> Q: How should I react to "a dying boy's last wish"?
>
> A: Don't fall into these traps.
...
>   The best reaction to these postings is simply to ignore them.


    I disagree.  The best reaction (if you feel the urge to post) is to
investigate and determine if the item in question is valid.  I don't think
many people would really object to send a postcard, or whatever, if the
case was known to be legitimate.



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