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- From: thester@nyx.cs.du.edu (Uncle Fester)
- Subject: Re: Fan Mail From a Flounder
- Message-ID: <1992Sep16.032716.8774@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- References: <92259.150018JJM<1992Sep15.223825.26863@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 92 03:27:16 GMT
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- In article <92259.213437JJMCWILL@MTUS5.BITNET> Jeff McWilliams <JJMCWILL@
- TUS5.BITNET> writes:
- >Uncle Fester,
- >
- >Well, the I think the idea would have to be implemented at the site
- >where the digest is composed, not by each individual receiver.
- >I know there are programming languages on this system, but how to write
- >a program to automatically exclude a binary from an incoming mail file
- >would be way beyond me. I don't have the time to research into such a t
- ing.
- >
- >Don't know who Treebeard is? OBVIOUSLY not a Tolkien fan! Hmmph!
- >
- >
- >Jeff McWilliams ----> jjmcwill@mtus5.cts.mtu.edu
- >jjmcwill@mtus5.mtu.edu jjmcwill@mtus5.mtu.edu.BITNET
- >cd827@cleveland.freenet.edu
- >cd827%cleveland.freenet.edu@cunyvm
-
-
- Yes, that is what I meant. But if it is a Unix system, it should be very
- easy for Mr. Dunning to create a script to sift the 'zzzz' files.
- I'm not a programmer (I dabble), but if 5 years experience is worth
- anything, (the Digest'er himself) it couldn't hurt to try it.
- (Tryyyyy it! You'll liiiiiike it!) I know I would.
-
- ?W
- Well, I kind of figured Treebeard must be something of a Fantasy nature.
- Now I know. Thank you. And keep him around in case he's needed again.
- Nothing like a little wisdom to keep things on track.
-
- Uncle Fester
-
- --
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- : Me and Rex took the kar : thester@nyx.cs.du.edu : on 100% :
- : to town. Stay home. Stay! : -or try- :recyclable:
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