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From: typ125m@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (John Wilkins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Re: APOLOGY TO RAY JOHNSON OF GWU
Message-ID: <1991Jan13.232500.25445@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 13 Jan 91 23:25:00 GMT
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stevewi@hpspdra.HP.COM (Steve Witten) writes:

>To all Usenet readers:

>I am posting this note in a separate basenote to apologize for my previous
>flame of

>	RAY JOHNSON
>	of GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.

>He has not stiffed me.  I received his check in the mail today for the correct
>amount.

>Like all of you, I don't like personal flames either but since I had shipped
>my copies of Inside Mac to him and then followed with a letter that was never
>answered, I was left little choice.

>I apologize to Mr. Johnson for my flame and to all of you for having to put up
>with it.

I don't know about US law, but in Australia, the preceding two posts
would be a good prima facie case for defamation!! I would be very
careful with posts like this fired off in the heat of the moment if
I were you, buddy.

-- 
John Wilkins, Manager, Publishing & Advertising, Monash University
Melbourne, Australia - Internet: john@publications.ccc.monash.edu.au
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