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From: patten@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Brian Patten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: mystery clock; basic technical information
Keywords: ethernet
Message-ID: <6554@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 11 Feb 90 21:17:06 GMT
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Reply-To: patten@uhccux.UUCP (Brian Patten)
Organization: University of Hawaii
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Okay gang, this has gone on long enough.  Talk about a waste of net
resources!

The clock program in question (that was the original posting) is called
Dali Clock (or perhaps just Dali).  I believe it is still available on
sumex-aim.stanford, if not there it is on wsmr-simtel20.army.mil.  The clock
performs exactly as was described in the original posting to this newsgroup,
and I sent personal e-mail to the person requesting the information (as was
requested by that person!).  The whole point was to get some information
on a long forgotten piece of software to someone who wanted to find it and
play with it, not to use the net to have a debating match on what
combinations of software might "cause this strange behavior in a clock".
That is exactly what was trying to be avoided in the original posting 
(did anyone actually read the original posting?  or did everyone just
jump on the band wagon to have another chance to make silly comments
about things they really know nothing about?).

I would also like to flame the person who made the original posting (I
won't mention a name).  When you received the information you requested
you should have made a posting to thank those who took time to send you
the information, and to let people know that you have the information you
were looking for.  This stops people from wasting their time sending you
information you already have.

I like this net, but I see a lot of meaningless postings everyday.  My kill
file is huge now.  Read the *original* messages people!  See what was
really being asked for and the requested mode of reply.

I really believe this had to be said.  For those of you who hover over
the net, waiting for a chance to flame anyone, don't waste your time on
me.  For those of you who hover over the net waiting to scream 
"censorship" think about what you are going to say before you write it.
I welcome intellegent discussion about the abuse of the net, I do not
welcome flames for the sake of flaming.


Brian M. Patten
Institute for Astronomy
University of Hawaii
patten@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu