From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <20130128142437.GA56383@intma.in> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:55:55 +1100 Message-ID: From: Bruce Ellis To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0444edffd4d6d104d45f807a Subject: Re: [9fans] Why should I invest[tigate] plan9? Topicbox-Message-UUID: 1061caec-ead8-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --f46d0444edffd4d6d104d45f807a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I resemble that comment! On 29 January 2013 02:12, Federico G. Benavento wrote= : > I thought it was an MVS reincarnation=E2=80=A6 > > On Jan 28, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Kurt H Maier wrote: > > > 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 > > > > --- > Federico G. Benavento > benavento@gmail.com > > > > > --=20 Don't meddle in the mouth -- MVS (0416935147, +1-513-3BRUCEE) --f46d0444edffd4d6d104d45f807a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I resemble that comment!
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On 29 January 2013 02:12, Federico G. Ben= avento <benavento@gmail.com> wrote:
I thought it was an MVS reincarnation=E2=80= =A6

On Jan 28, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Kurt H Maier <khm-9@intma.in> wrote:

> 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, becau= se 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. =C2=A0I thought fakepo= sting
> 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. =C2= =A0This
> excessive detail deprives your message of the credibility it deserves.=
>
> - dog@gmail.com is not valid -- g= mail requires at least six characters
> in the username field; you had to know someone would notice this. =C2= =A0Next
> time, register a better throwaway address. =C2=A0Mailinator has lots o= f
> legit-sounding domains to choose from.
>
> - The message seems to have shot its whole magazine in the first
> engagement. =C2=A0Spread it out over a few more messages, so people ge= t
> engaged in the discussion before they realize it's a fakepost.
>
> Don't get discouraged! =C2=A0This 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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Don't me= ddle in the mouth -- MVS (0416935147, +1-513-3BRUCEE)
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