Re: [9fans] Why should I invest[tigate] plan9?

[Bruce Ellis <bruce.ellis@gmail.com>]

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I resemble that comment!


On 29 January 2013 02:12, Federico G. Benavento <benavento@gmail.com> wrote:

> I thought it was an MVS reincarnation…
>
> On Jan 28, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Kurt H Maier <khm-9@intma.in> wrote:
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> > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:13:28AM +0000, Unknown wrote:
> >> My route here was: when my ISP said I'd have to buy W95, because Win3
> >> wasn't good enough any more, I said screw-you and found linux and ETHO
> >> [the single fd0, full OS & inet suite].
> >
> > Let me start out by saying I love this message.  I thought fakeposting
> > had died, but clearly there are still some practitioners out there.
> > Here are a few hints:
> >
> > - Nobody's ISP tells them what OS to run, even back in 1995.  This
> > excessive detail deprives your message of the credibility it deserves.
> >
> > - dog@gmail.com is not valid -- gmail requires at least six characters
> > in the username field; you had to know someone would notice this.  Next
> > time, register a better throwaway address.  Mailinator has lots of
> > legit-sounding domains to choose from.
> >
> > - The message seems to have shot its whole magazine in the first
> > engagement.  Spread it out over a few more messages, so people get
> > engaged in the discussion before they realize it's a fakepost.
> >
> > Don't get discouraged!  This is good work, and with practice, you'll be
> > tearing up mailing lists for years to come.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Kurt
> >
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> Federico G. Benavento
> benavento@gmail.com
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