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From: mathew@mantis.co.uk (Giving C News a *HUG*)
Newsgroups: news.admin,news.software.b
Subject: Re: Really funny jokes being missed
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Date: 26 Jun 91 14:42:02 GMT
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scott@skypod.guild.org (Scott Campbell) writes:
> Sure, but if you then send a copy of that program to someone else and it
> doesn't compile on their machine, their compiler doesn't send you mail saying
> "Sorry, Mathew, that construct isn't allowed on a VAX".   YOUR compiler is
> the one that gives you error messages.

Yes, but equally the compiler doesn't prevent other people from trying to
compile that program.

I have no objection to news software refusing to send error reports to the
source site, so long as it doesn't prevent the article from being received by
other sites.


mathew