Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site akgua.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!glc
From: glc@akgua.UUCP (G.L. Cleveland [Lindsay])
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Line Eater ate <431@nicmad.UUCP>
Message-ID: <1970@akgua.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 21:15:55 EST
Article-I.D.: akgua.1970
Posted: Fri Dec  6 21:15:55 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Dec-85 20:58:17 EST
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Joe Buck (jbuck@epicen) asks the musical question:

>Are you sure akgua is clean? ... akgua is running "2.10.1 6/24/83".
>The line eater bug was introduced in 2.10.1. 
> ...
>Any comments, akgua? I apologize in advance if I'm wrong.

May all the "sites out there" sleep well tonight!  "Akgua" installed
the line-eater bug fix when the source code first arrived at this site
in Sept. of 1983 (we were running "A" news before that).

In the intervening two years we have conscientiously checked our spool
area whenever a "line-eater" report appeared, and not once did the
fault appear to originate at this site.

So rather than add to the traffic on the net each time by bragging how
"pure" we were, I merely would reply directly to the originator
of the message.

Besides, when you constantly brag about how good you are, *lots* more
folks start keeping a sharp eye on all that you do in an attempt to
"catch" you.  This way, I just let the "akgua" reputation filter its
way around the net by the quiet, competent, and serene manner in which
it conducts itself.  This can be seen by the comment of the original
poster:

> From: jhc@mtung.UUCP (Jonathan Clark)
> ... (I think we can exclude Mr. Spafford's and Mr
> Cleveland's sites from suspicion).  

So I shall assume that Mr. Joe Buck is relatively new to the net 
and wasn't aware of this site's *sterling* reputation.  Since he
apologized in advance, he is obviously a person of good character
and intelligence.  He should have a bright future on the net.

Cheers,
  Lindsay

Lindsay Cleveland  (akgua!glc) (404) 447-3909   Cornet 583-3909
AT&T Technologies/Bell Laboratories ... Atlanta, Ga