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From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: Checking for new mail ?
Message-ID: <1555@rlgvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Jan-84 00:56:02 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 16 00:56:02 1984
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They don't solve the problem completely, but then they never intended to.
A mail checking algorithm which is 99% accurate is good enough; the cost
of making one that never gives a false alarm is sufficiently great that
it really isn't worth it.

	Guy Harris
	{seismo,ihnp4,allegra}!rlgvax!guy