Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site pilchuck.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!uw-june!entropy!dataio!pilchuck!ingrid From: ingrid@pilchuck.UUCP (the Real Swede) Newsgroups: net.med,net.nlang,net.news Subject: Re: Flame etymology clarification Message-ID: <340@pilchuck.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-May-86 19:50:14 EDT Article-I.D.: pilchuck.340 Posted: Fri May 9 19:50:14 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 12-May-86 21:38:31 EDT References: <2466@aecom.UUCP> Reply-To: ingrid@pilchuck.UUCP (The Ing Farmerette) Distribution: na Organization: Data I/O Corp., Redmond, WA Lines: 9 Xref: dcdwest net.med:3487 net.nlang:3213 net.news:3170 E-mail being the totally contrived language that it is, I vote for the definition of a flame as being ANY ABUSIVE CORRESPONDENCE WHICH APPEARS ON EITHER THE UNIX SYSTEM, OR IN A PERSON'S PERSONAL MAIL. And flame my grammar all you like; I write for a LIVING. I can "relax" on the net if I wish to......