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From: tlhingan@unsvax.UUCP (Eugene Tramaglino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: An Apology
Message-ID: <239@unsvax.UUCP>
Date: 11 Apr 88 18:30:31 GMT
References: <225@unsvax.UUCP> <1069@maynard.BSW.COM> <1679@netmbx.UUCP>
Reply-To: tlhingan@unsvax.uucp (Eugene Tramaglino)
Organization: University of Nevada System Computing Center
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Some time ago, I (Eugene Tramaglino) posted a cautionary warning on the
NET about the FILETEST suite of programs posted on comp.sys.ibm.pc.
My resident installed copy of flushot3 printed a message to the screen 
that FILETEST was attempting a write to COMMAND.COM.

After that, a follow-up was posted on the net by Larry Campbell, who
felt that my warning was a bit premature.  I felt that Larry Campbell's
reply was a little harsh, and was shocked that someone would think that 
any report of a write to COMMAND.COM could be posted prematurely.  I then
posted a follow-up to Larry's message.

I would like to formally apologize to Larry Campbell, to my system
administators and fellow users, and to the USENET community in general.

To Larry, I apologize for pursuing a personal attack.  While I disagree
with your arguments, I should never have steered this to a personal tack.
I do, however, still feel that my posting was justified; for the posting
I do not apologize.  

To my system administrators and fellow users, I apologize for misrepre-
sentation.  As a part of the University of Nevada, I must be seen as
speaking for them, despite any disclaimer I might post.  Considering 
the degree of helpfulness and co-operation shown to me by them, the
posting and misrepresentation are doubly grievous.  

To the USENET community, I apologize for another poorly thought out
posting, and for the degree of immaturity shown by it.  I am truly
sorry that readers of comp.sys.ibm.pc had to be sidetracked by what can
only be considered a waste of time and irrecoverable loss of personal
and professional resources.  

If my way of life were different, I would spend time being embarrassed.
That would be senseless.  I will devote that energy to ensuring that
my future postings (and my words everywhere) shall be direct and to-the-
point and without malice or attack.  

Respectfully, 

Eugene Leonard Tramaglino II

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