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From: dylan@ibmpcug.co.uk (Matthew Farwell)
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.misc
Subject: Re: The Jargon File v2.8.1, 22 MAR 1991, part 4 of 19
Message-ID: <1991Mar28.182541.29113@ibmpcug.co.uk>
Date: 28 Mar 91 18:25:41 GMT
References: <1ZsDxg#9O5HWP2XZR7Z07gXlz3DwJvC=eric@snark.thyrsus.com> <3586@polari.UUCP> <1991Mar26.023622.7667@qualcomm.com>
Reply-To: dylan@ibmpcug.CO.UK (Matthew Farwell)
Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK.
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In article <1991Mar26.023622.7667@qualcomm.com> rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>In article <3586@polari.UUCP> bruceki@polari.UUCP (Bruce King) writes:
>>  This complete waste of network resources brought to you by ERIC.
>>  WHY CAN'T YOU FIGURE OUT FTP SITES ERIC?  
>He did.  He posted two different FTP sites you can get it from.
>WHY CAN'T YOU FIGURE OUT A PATTERN KILL BRUCE?

Because kill files dont stop bandwidth being wasted in the first place.

Now, what I can't understand is why he doesn't just post diffs like everyone
else..... Imagine if Larry Wall decided he was going to repost the entirety
of perl instead of a few patches every time he wanted to upgrade it?

Dylan.
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