Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!sdd.hp.com!usc!rpi!clarkson!grape.ecs.clarkson.edu!towfiq From: towfiq@FTP.COM (Mark Towfiq) Newsgroups: alt.sources Subject: Re: One Last Wish Message-ID: Date: 9 May 91 17:22:11 GMT References: Sender: usenet@grape.ecs.clarkson.edu Reply-To: towfiq@FTP.COM Organization: FTP Software, Inc., Wakefield, MA Lines: 40 In-Reply-To: dddean@bluemoon.uucp's message of Mon, 06 May 91 17:31:55 EDT >>>>> On Mon, 06 May 91 17:31:55 EDT, dddean@bluemoon.uucp (David D. Dean) said: David> I have been a user of the News Net for some time, and I know David> that whenever someone posts somethig totaly irrelevent to the David> sig that he/she gets flamed something fierce! Not whenever, but I will suggest that the place for this posting is certainly not "alt.sources". I would direct you to the group news. announce.newusers for more such pointers. David> That is why I am donning my fire-proof suit to make this little David> post. It is one that I doubt anyone will flame me for, but I David> thought I'd be safe. I am not flaming you for your post, but I would reiterate that you refer to the above-mentioned newsgroup. David> You see, there is a seven year old dying, and his one last wish was David> not that he get everything that everyone wants, but instead is a David> fairly reachable goal. I think that if you were to comletely read David> what I am going to show you; you too will agree. David> [Craig Shergold letter deleted] The newsgroup alt.folklore.urban has devoted much time and energy to the discussion of Craig Shergold. The appeal for postcards for him went out several years ago. Since then he has collected (as other have pointed out) far above what he needed to make a Guiness record. In fact, the volume was so overwhelming that Craig and his family are asking people *NOT* to send any more cards, and the Guiness Book of Records has refused to accept any more such records because of the way they can fly out of control like this. The upshot of this post: *DON'T* send even *one* postcard! Read news.annouce.newusers and alt.folklore.urban for more information. -- Mark Towfiq, FTP Software, Inc. towfiq@FTP.COM Work No.: +1 617 246 0900 Home No.: +1 617 488 2818 "The Earth is but One Country, and Mankind its Citizens" -- Baha'u'llah