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  1. Xref: sparky comp.bbs.misc:295 alt.folklore.computers:11036
  2. Newsgroups: comp.bbs.misc,alt.folklore.computers
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!jvmg9796
  4. From: jvmg9796@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Doc)
  5. Subject: Re: New York Times article on BBS's
  6. References: <1992Jul20.080858.145@sdg.dra.com> <rdippold.711661229@cancun> <mtpins.711668470@icaen.uiowa.edu> <14kv1kINNg06@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> <medic.711862598@milton> <1992Jul23.180127.1359@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
  7. Message-ID: <Brv156.3GL@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
  8. Sender: usenet@news.cso.uiuc.edu (Net Noise owner)
  9. Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
  10. Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 21:03:03 GMT
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  13. leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson) writes:
  14.  
  15. >For what it is worth, The *format* is owned by Compuserve. They just
  16. >let folks use it freely. And the standards document says it is pronounced
  17. >"jif"...
  18.  
  19. Oh yeah, well f*ck what CI$ says. So there! :)
  20.