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From: edm@tikal.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: satan, 666, goat's blood
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Date: Tue, 17-Feb-87 15:34:48 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 17 15:34:48 1987
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As I understand it, "demons" were "bad" spirits and "daemons" were "good"
ones.  So I guess the idea is that all those "daemons" running in the back-
ground on UNIX are supposed to be good because they help you in some way
while using the system...
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