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From: bees@drux3.UUCP (Ray Davis)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: speaking of needed words
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Date: Tue, 8-Nov-83 19:49:22 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  8 19:49:22 1983
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Speaking of needed words for things (like truncation of article beginnings),
I have always felt a need for a simple word that identifies and distinguishes
electronic mail.  If I tell some one I will send them "mail" or that I sent
a "letter", I don't know if that means paper mail, or electronic mail.  To me,
"letter" means paper mail.  We need a similar word for electronic mail.
Since we of USENET are (of course) the ultimate in computer technology (heh,heh)
let's invent this needed word, and impose it upon the world!  What ya say?

     Ray Davis     AT&T Information Systems Laboratories     Denver
     {ihnp4|hogpc}!druxy!bees                         (303)538-3991