21 Aug
2001
21 Aug
'01
2:21 p.m.
Yes ... but one man's TWIT is another man's GURU.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: NOTICE FROM THE LIST HOST (re: recent political commentary)
On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Sipke de Wal wrote:
This is an acceptable construct for newsgroups
since you can readily
distingish between the two groups but it would be a nightmare for any
listmember that want's to receive both lists. A double stream of
Classic-stuff, partly pepperd with even more OT-dribble.
There would still only be one list...all messages posted would go to the
same list. It's just the messages that are being posted by twits that
would go through a filter first.
Of course, the open nature of the list will have to be mitigated. But
all it means is that any postings from non-subscribers will simply go
through the filter, which is good for catching spam anyway.
It's a good solution.
Just a little bit of educational OT-stuff makes
life enjoyable. It's
the "This is my conviction, and you've got to eat it" rants that I
hate. It seems that for too many nerdy nerds the classic-comp list is
the only emotional outlet they have.
Sadly so.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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