From: Hans de Graaff <J.J.deGraaff@twi.tudelft.nl>
Subject: Re: "Offline"
Date: 29 May 1997 12:53:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <yahn2peo8gx.fsf@twi.tudelft.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen's message of 29 May 1997 09:59:14 +0200
Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> "Offline"/"online" are yucky words. It brings to mind M$, BBS's and
> other vulgar things. However, I don't really know any other
> expressions that cover the same ground.
Connected/disconnected.
One with the world/Alone.
One advantage of off/ofline is that the words don't take up much space.
Hans
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Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-05-29 7:59 "Offline" Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-05-29 10:53 ` Hans de Graaff [this message]
1997-05-29 14:43 ` "Offline" Edward J. Sabol
1997-05-29 15:43 ` "Offline" Hrvoje Niksic
1997-05-29 17:35 ` "Offline" Per Abrahamsen
1997-05-29 18:53 ` "Offline" Hrvoje Niksic
1997-05-29 21:19 ` "Offline" Per Abrahamsen
1997-05-30 20:26 ` "Offline" Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-05-30 9:09 ` "Offline" Kai Grossjohann
1997-05-29 21:45 ` "Offline" Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-05-30 6:40 ` "Offline" Steinar Bang
1997-05-29 15:16 ` "Offline" Justin Sheehy
1997-05-29 21:47 ` "Offline" Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-05-30 6:35 ` "Offline" Andy Eskilsson
1997-05-30 12:17 ` "Offline" Per Abrahamsen
1997-05-30 13:28 ` "Offline" Lars Balker Rasmussen
1997-05-30 13:36 ` "Offline" Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1997-05-30 18:41 ` "Offline" Michael Lamoureux
1997-05-30 14:10 ` "Offline" Hrvoje Niksic
1997-06-02 14:10 ` "Offline" Robert Bihlmeyer
1997-05-30 13:52 ` "Offline" luis fernandes
1997-05-30 6:39 ` "Offline" Steinar Bang
[not found] ` <x7raeqmck9.fsf@peorth.gweep.net>
1997-05-29 17:48 ` "Offline" Lars Balker Rasmussen
1997-05-29 18:03 ` "Offline" Stephen Peters
1997-05-29 18:18 ` "Offline" Greg Stark
1997-05-29 18:20 ` "Offline" Scott Blachowicz
1997-06-04 20:37 ` "Offline" Jason R Mastaler
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