From: Bruce Stephens <b.stephens@isode.com>
Subject: Re: Strangeness with groups beginning with numbers?
Date: 03 Oct 1997 13:51:10 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <vb2023ovr5.fsf@snake.isode.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Stainless Steel Rat's message of "02 Oct 1997 18:57:36 -0400"
Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> writes:
> >>>>> "BS" == Bruce Stephens <bruce@cenderis.demon.co.uk> writes:
>
> BS> I read the 3dfx groups, and they seem to be treated differently from
> BS> other groups.
>
> That might be because a "3dfx" heirarchy is illegal: it starts with a
> numeric, and numerics are reserved for articles.
Fair enough. I thought it might be that. How about allowing name
components which contain at least one non-numeric?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1997-10-03 12:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-10-02 20:30 Bruce Stephens
[not found] ` <x7lo0bkc2n.fsf@peorth.gweep.net>
1997-10-03 12:51 ` Bruce Stephens [this message]
1997-10-03 15:40 ` Karl Kleinpaste
1997-10-03 22:32 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-10-04 12:05 ` Bruce Stephens
1997-10-12 14:39 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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