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************ ╘OPIC 23 ═ON ─EC 06, 1993 ╤╘.╨╔┼ [╙HERRY] (╞ORWARDED) ╙UB: ┴CRONYMS ┴ PLACE FOR YOUR FAVORITE AND MOST UNUSUAL ┴├╥╧╬┘═╙! ╘HESE ┴CRONYMS WILL BE PLACED IN AN UPCOMING ╘RIVIA ╞ILE! 20 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ************ ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 1 ═ON ─EC 06, 1993 ╤╘.╨╔┼ [╙HERRY] (╞ORWARDED) * ******* ***** ********* ******* *********** ** ** ***** ******* ├╥╧╬┘═ ***** ╥╔╓╔┴ ******* ***** ** ** ***** ** ** ***** ==================================== ┴├╥╧╬┘═: ┴ ╫╧╥─ ╞╧╥═┼─ ┬┘ ╘╚┼ ├╧═┬╔╬┴╘╔╧╬ ╧╞ ╔╬╔╘╔┴╠ ╠┼╘╘┼╥╙ ╧╥ ╙┘╠╠┴┬╠┼╙ ┴╬─ ╠┼╘╘┼╥╙ ╧╞ ┴ ╙┼╥╔┼╙ ╧╞ ╫╧╥─╙ ╧╥ ┴ ├╧═╨╧╒╬─ ╘┼╥═. ==================================== ╨OST YOUR FAVORITE ┴CRONYMS HERE AND THEY WILL BE INCLUDED IN A FUTURE ╘RIVIA ╟AME. ┼XAMPLES: ╠╧╠ - ╠AUGHING ╧UT ╠OUD ┬╥┬ - ┬E ╥IGHT ┬ACK ╥╧╘╞ - ╥OLLING ╧N ╘HE ╞LOOR ╟═╘┴ - ╟REAT ═INDS ╘HINK ┴LIKE ╟═╘╠═ - ╟REAT ═INDS ╘HINK ╠IKE ═INE ┴╞╦ - ┴WAY ╞ROM ╦EYBOARD ╘╘╒╠8╥ - ╘ALK ╘O ┘OU ╠ATER ╧╔├ - ╧H ╔ ╙EE ╘HANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS! ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 2 ═ON ─EC 06, 1993 ├128.╩┬┼┼ (╞ORWARDED) ╞╫╔╫ = ╞OR ╫HAT ╔TS ╫ORTH ╔═╚╧ = ╔N ═Y ╚UMBLE ╧PINION ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 3 ═ON ─EC 06, 1993 ├.╘┴┘╠╧╥37 [├=╚ACKING] (╞ORWARDED) ╫╘╞ - ╫HAT THE (TRANSLATION/EDITING DONE HERE B/C OF 4 LETTER WORD) HECK? ╧╔├ - ╧H, ╔ ╙EE... ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 4 ╞RI ─EC 10, 1993 ├┬═-═┴╥╦ (╞ORWARDED) ┴CUALLY NOT TOO MANY OF THE ABOVE EXAMPLES ARE ACRONYMS, ARE THEY? ═Y IDEA OF WHAT AN ACRONYM WOULD BE LIKE ╬┴╙┴ (╬ATIONAL ┴ERONAUTICS AND ╙PACE ┴DMINISTATION) OR ╥┴─┴╥ (╥┴DIO ─ETECTION ┴ND ╥ANGING) ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 5 ╙AT ─EC 11, 1993 ╞.╫╔╠╙╧╬4 (╞ORWARDED) ╚OW ABOUT THIS ONE ╒╙ ┴╥═┘ (╒NCLE ╙AM ┴NIT ╥ELEASED ═E ┘ET) OR ╙╬┴╞╒ ╙ITUATION ╬ORMAL ┴LL ╞--╦ ╒P. ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 6 ╙AT ╩AN 08, 1994 ┴╠┬┼╥╘╧.╓╧5 (╞ORWARDED) ╚ERE'S ONE : ╟┼╬╔┼ - ╟ENERAL ┼LECTRIC ╬ETWORK FOR ╔NFORMATION ┼XCHANGE ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 7 ╙UN ╩AN 09, 1994 ├┬═-═┴╥╦ (╞ORWARDED) ╠╧╠! ╘HE MOST OBVIOUS ONE WAS RATHER OVERLOOKED FOR A WHILE WASN'T IT? ;─ ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 8 ╙UN ╩AN 09, 1994 ╞.╫╔╠╙╧╬4 (╞ORWARDED) ╚ERE IS ANOTHER ONE FROM ME. ╠┬╘╙ = ╠OST ┬IGGER ╘HAN ╙--╘. ╞RIGURE THAT ONE OUT. :) ╔T CAME UP IN ONE OF MY NIGHT FLIGHT CLASSES. ╚AVE ╞UN ╞RED ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 9 ╫ED ╩AN 12, 1994 ┴╠┬┼╥╘╧.╓╧5 (╞ORWARDED) ╔ GUESS IT MUST HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED :> ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 10 ╙UN ╩AN 16, 1994 ┴╠┬┼╥╘╧.╓╧5 (╞ORWARDED) ┴NOTHER ┴CRONYM: ┴╘&╘ ┴MERICAN ╘EL. & ╘EL. AND ├╨ ├ANADIAN ╨ACIFIC AND ├╬ ├ANADIAN ╬ATIONAL ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 11 ╙UN ╩AN 16, 1994 ┴╠┬┼╥╘╧.╓╧5 (╞ORWARDED) ╚ERE'S ANOTHER ONE : ╘╫┴-╘RANS ╫ORLD ┴IRLINES ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 12 ╙AT ╞EB 12, 1994 ═╔╦┼.─╒╬├┴╬ [╙CRATCH] (╞ORWARDED) ╚I EVERBODY! ╔T'S BEEN A WHILE. ╟LAD TO SEE THAT THIS PLACE IS STILL GOING STRONG. ╚AS ANYBODY POSTED THIS ONE? ╟═┴╞┬ -- ╟IVE ME A FRIGGEN BREAK! ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 13 ╙AT ╞EB 12, 1994 ├128-╤╘.╨╔┼ (╞ORWARDED) ╚I ╙CRATCH! ╫ELCOME BACK! ╔ HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ONE YET :) ╘HANKS! ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 14 ╙AT ╞EB 12, 1994 ╘╚┼.╧╒╘╠┴╫ (╞ORWARDED) ╬OT SURE IF ALL THESE FIT IN THIS ├ATAGORY BUT ╔ THINK YOU'LL ENJOY THEM JUST THE SAME! :> ┴ QUICK GLOSSARY OF ╞IDONET POLTICAL AND TECHNICAL TERMS: ┬ARK ╙OMETHING DOGS DO WHEN THEY WANT SOMETHING ╫A┌╧╧ ╫YNN TOLD ME IT WAS ╫ARP-┌ILLION, ╧PUS-TO-╧PUS BUT ╔ DON'T BUY THAT SINCE OTHER MAILERS CAN DO IT TOO... ╨ERSONALLY, ╔ THINK IT'S A SHORT NAME FOR THE ╫ASHINGTON ┌OO. ┘OO╚OO ╦INDA LIKE A KNOCK ON A DOOR. ╘HIS PHRASE IS USUALLY USED BY OLD LADIES AND OH YEA, BY ╫A┌╧╧- COMPATIBLE MAILERS SUCH AS ┬╘, ╞─, ─┬, ╧PUS AND ─UTCHIE. ┘A╚╧╧ ┴ NAME GIVEN TO ┘╧╧╚╧╧ BY A DEVELOPER WHO DIDN'T WANT TO PLAY. ┼═╙╔ ┴ POOR SPELLING OF ┼╠╙╔┼, A FAMOUS COW. ╬EW╚OO ┴N INCREDIBLY STUPID NAME FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST. ╞╘╙├ ╞IDONET ╘URKEY AND ╙ALAMI ├OMMITTEE. ╘HEIR TASK IS TO PREPARE THE LUNCHEONS FOR ╞IDO├ON. ╔╞╬┴ ╔NTRA-╞IDONET ╬UCLEAR ┴RSENAL (╠UCKILY FOR ALL OF US, IT WAS DISARMED BEFORE IT EXPLODED.) ╥├ ╥EAL COOL - NO FURTHER EXPLANATION NEEDED. ╥┼├ ╥EALLY EXTRA COOL - DITTO ╬├ ╬EARLY COOL (PRETTY COOL, BUT NOT "╥EAL COOL") ╬┼├ ╬ATIONAL ┼VANGELICAL ├ONVENTION, OR A BRAND OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND MONITORS. ┌├ ┌ONE ├ZAR (┴ ╟ODLIKE PERSON WHO HAS A BLAST DECIDING THE FATE OF THE REST OF US IN A ZONE ╔ THINK HE COULD JUST SAY "╧╦, NEW RULE: ONLY ╨╙/2 SYSTEMS ALLOWED IN THIS ZONE." IF HE FELT LIKE IT. [OR MAYBE ALL NODES MUST DISPLAY ┴╬╙╔- PURPLE LOGON BANNERS]) ╔T HAS BEEN RUMORED THAT THE ┌├ IS FOURTH IN LINE FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE ╒NITED ╙TATES, SHOULD THE ╨RESIDENT, ╓ICE-╨RESIDENT AND ╚OUSE-╙PEAKER ALL HAPPEN TO DIE AT THE SAME TIME. ┌┼├ ┌ONE ┼NTERTAINMENT ├ZAR - ╘HIS IS THE DIETY WHO TELLS OTHER PEOPLE WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY. (┴T ╞IDO├ON, ╔ THINK HE'S IN CHARGE OF HIRING THE BAND...) *├ ┴ COMMAND IN SOME MAILERS TO SUBSTITUTE THE ACTUALLY CONNECT STRING WHEN SPAWING A ┬┬╙ ╨OLICY ┴ DOCUMENT GENERALLY READ ONLY BY THOSE WHO CREATED IT. ╔T'S SUPPOSED TO BE FOLLOWED, BUT MOST FEEL "RULES WERE MADE TO BE BROKEN." ┼CHO- ╨OLICY ┴ SYSTEM WHEREBY THE NON-TECHNICAL PEOPLE TRY TO TELL THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS WHAT TO DO. ╞LAME ╒SUALLY RELATING TO FIRE; OFTEN INVOLVES SMOKE. ╞IDO- NEWS ╘HE MOST WIDELY-READ PUBLICATION IN HISTORY. ╬ODE- LIST ┴ LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO RECEIVE JUNKMAIL, BOMBING-RUNS, VIRUSES, TROJAN DESTRUCTO PROGRAMS AND GENERALLY UNSOLICITED MAIL (AND KIDS SENDING FILE-REQUESTS HOPING TO FIND PIRATED GAMES) ╙TANDARD ┴N OXYMORON MEANING "SOMTHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO STAY THE SAME BUT CHANGES CONSTANTLY." ┌ONEGATE ╙OMEWHERE TO SEND YOUR MAIL IF YOU DON'T CARE IF IT GETS READ BY THE OPERATORS OF THE 14 SYSTEMS IT WILL PASS THROUGH. ┴LSO, IF YOU WANT YOUR MAIL TO TAKE A FEW DAYS GETTING THERE, THIS OPTION IS IT! ╨ROTOCOL ╙OMETHING THAT ╥2-─2 KNEW OVER 1,200 OF. ┌═╧─┼═ ┴ FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL THAT KEEPS GOING EVEN IF THE RECIEVING MACHINE CRASHES. ╙ECOND ONLY TO ╙┼┴LINK, IT'S "PRETTY FAST." AND USED BY ALL MAILERS AT THE ╫ASHINGTON ┌OO. ┌┼─┌┴╨ ┴N ALTERED VERSION OF ┌═╧─┼═ NAMED AFTER THE FACT THAT ┼UROPEANS SIMPLY CAN'T CALL IT "┌┼┼-═╧─┼═." ╘HE ┌┴╨ PART IS BECAUSE THE MAXIMUM PACKET SIZE WAS STRETCHED TO 8╦ JUST SO MAILER AUTHORS WOULD HAVE TO ALLOCATE THAT MUCH EXTRA MEMORY SO A TRANSFER COULD GO A MINUTE PERCENTAGE FASTER. ┴GAIN, A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL MAILERS AT THE ╫ASHINGTON ┌OO. ╪═╧─┼═ ╙OMETHING WE ALL USED PREVIOUSLY - LIKE "╪╫╔╞┼." ═╧─┼═7 ┴BSOLUTELY THE MOST INGENIOUS WAY EVER INVENTED TO TRANSFER A FILENAME TO A REMOTE SYSTEM. (╩UST KIDDING - ╔ COULD WRITE IT IN GREEK FASTER...) ╘┼╠╔╬╦ ┴ SLOWER CLONE OF THE ╙┼┴LINK PROTOCOL. ╟ENERALLY USED ONLY IN THE ╒.╦. AT TEA-TIME, BUT ALSO BY SOME "╪╪" MAILERS WHEN TALKING TO THE FIRST COMMERCIAL ╞IDONET-COMPATIBLE MAILER. ╙┼┴LINK ┴ METHOD OF SENDING DATA OVERSEAS, USUALLY USING A LARGE FREIGHTER OR OTHER SEAWORTHY VESSEL. ╘HE DISKETTES ARE LOADED INTO THE CARGO HOLD WHERE THEY ARE STORED UNTIL THEY REACH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OCEAN, SECONDS LATER. (╔T SHOULD BE NOTED THAT CALCULATIONS ╨╥╧╓┼ THAT ╙┼┴LINK IS IN ALL CASES MUCH FASTER THAN ┌═╧─┼═) ┘═╧─┼═ ╫HY USE A MODEM - MAIL A FLOPPY DISK! ╩ANUS ─EFINIATELY A ╟OD OF ╟REEK OR ╥OMAN ORIGIN (╔ FORGET WHICH) ╞IDONET ╙OMETHING CREATED BY ╘OM ╩ENNINGS THAT GREW INTO SOMETHING NONE OF US COULD HAVE EXPECTED. ╞IGHT- ╧-╬ET ┴ NAME GIVEN TO THE NETWORK BY A FAMOUS MAILER AUTHOR WHO SHALL GO UN-NAMED. ╬┼╘ 107 ╞IDONET'S ╬EW ┘ORK-BASED LABRATORY WHERE CRUEL ROUTING AND FORWARDING TOPOLOGIES WERE TESTED IN THE MID-TO-LATE 80'S. ┬ECAUSE OF THIS CRUEL MIND-BENDING, MOST SYSOPS IN ╬┼╘ 107 DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HOW SIMPLE THINGS CAN BE CONFIGURED. ┴LTERNATE- NETWORK ┴ PLACE TO GO WHEN THE POLITICS GET TOO THICK IN ╞IDONET. (╩UST REMEMBER THE SAYING ABOUT THE GRASS BEING GREENER...) ╨OLITICS ╙OMETHING THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET THREE OR MORE PEOPLE TOGETHER. (╫ITH JUST TWO PEOPLE, IT'S CALLED A FIGHT.) ╨OINT ┴ SYSTEM DESIGNED TO MAKE MAILER AND ┼├╚╧MAIL PROCESSOR AUTHORS GO ABSOLUTELY CRAZY AND WANT TO KILL EACH OTHER. ├ENSOR- SHIP ╘HE WORST THING THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN WITHIN ╞IDONET. ╘HE PENALTY SHOULD BE DEATH BY HORRIBLE TORTURE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, CURRENT POLICY DOES ALLOW FOR CAPITAL-PUNISHMENT. ═AILER- ┴UTHOR ╙OMEEONE WHO ═╒╙╘ BE CRAZY, RECEIVES BOTH PRAISE AND FLAMES CONSTANTLY AND MUST MAKE SENSE OF ALL OF THE TECHNICAL STUFF. ╔ THINK THAT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO BE A PHILOSOPHER THAN A PROGRAMMER TO BE A "MAILER- AUTHOR." ┴FTER ALL, MAILERS ARE SIMPLE PROGRAMS - A KID COULD WRITE ONE... ╒TILITY- ┴UTHOR ╙OMEONE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW NOT TO WRITE ANOTHER MAILER. ┬┬╙- ┴UTHOR ╔ THINK THE LAST COUNT WAS 2,492,192 ┬┬╙ PACKAGES IN THE WORLD. ╧F THOSE, THERE'S A FEW-DOZEN GOOD ONES. ┬OTH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ┬┬╙ AUTHORS, BUT THE GOOD ONES KNOW WHO THEY ARE. ╙YS╧P ╙HORT FOR ╙YSMAGRAPH ╧PERATOR - THIS IS THE PERSON WHO MONITORS THE EARTHQUAKES. ╘HEY DON'T USUALLY WARN US ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT TELL US HOW BAD WE'RE HURT WHEN WE ALREADY KNOW. -------------- ─AFFYNITIONS. ┴╒╘╧═╧┬╔╠┼ - ┴ MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT RUNS UP HILLS AND DOWN PEOPLE. ┬╥┴╔╬ -- THE APPARATUS WITH WHICH WE THINK THAT WE THINK. ┬┴╘├╚ - ┴ GROUP, KINDA LIKE A HERD. ╟┴┘ ┴┬┴╬─╧╬ - ╚OMOSEXUAL REPELLENT PERFUME. ╩╒╥┘ -- ╘WELVE PEOPLE WHO DETERMINE WHICH CLIENT HAS THE BETTER LAWYER. ╦╧─┴├╠╧╬┼ - DUPLICATING FILM. ═╧╨ ┴╬─ ╟╠╧╫ - ╞LOOR WAX USED BY ╘HREE ═ILE ╔SLAND CLEANUP TEAM. ╤╒┴╥╦┬┴╥ - THE CANDY WITH FLAVOUR AND CHARM. ╤╒┴╙╔═╧╘╧ - 4 WHEELED HARD-TOP MOPED MADE IN ╞RANCE. ╙╤╫┼╥╘┘ - ├OMPUTER KEYBOARD SIZED DOWN FOR USE BY CHILDREN. ╘╥┴╨┼┌╧╔─ - ┴ DEVICE FOR CATCHING ZOIDS. ╪═╧─┼═ - ┴ SPOT-MARKING TRANSFER PROTOCOL. ┘╘┼╥═ - ┴ TERMINAL PROGRAM FOR QUERIES. ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 15 ╙AT ╞EB 12, 1994 ├128-╤╘.╨╔┼ (╞ORWARDED) ╫OW ├AM! ┘OU'VE BEEN BUSY! :) ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 16 ╙UN ╞EB 13, 1994 ├.┼╞╘╚╔═╔╧╒ [BRAT] (╞ORWARDED) ╚╔ HAVE ONE FOR THE BOOKS. ==╨═╙==> ╨ACK ═Y ╙UITCASE ╚OPE U ENJOYED THAT. ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 17 ╙AT ═AR 19, 1994 ╞.╫╔╠╙╧╬4 AT 15:21 ┼╙╘ YESHEWAS╞RED ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 18 ╙AT ═AR 19, 1994 ╠.╙├╚╧╬─┼╥ [├128.╠╧╒] AT 18:07 ┼╙╘ ╞RED! ┘OU'RE BACK! ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 19 ═ON ═AR 28, 1994 ╥╚╚┴┘─┼╬ [╥OBERT ╚.] AT 05:47 ┼╙╘ ╨ROTOCOL? ╘HAT'S ├-3╨╧, NOT ╥2-─2. ------------ ├ATEGORY 1, ╘OPIC 23 ═ESSAGE 20 ╫ED ═AY 25, 1994 ├128-╤╘.╨╔┼ AT 06:26 ┼─╘ ╘IME IS RUNNING SHORT TO HAVE YOUR FAVORITE ACRONYM INCLUDED IN THE ┴CRONYM ╘RIVIA FILE. ╩OIN US ╙UNDAY 5/29 FOR ┴CRONYM ╘RIVIA. ╫ATCH THIS TOPIC FOR FURTHER NEWS! ------------ 1 ?