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From: fjh AT cs DOT mu DOT OZ DOT AU (Fergus Henderson)
Subject: Re: ASCII vs BINARY ad nauseaum
2 Feb 1997 05:34:51 -0800 :
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Jacob Navia wrote:
> 
> Dear sirs:
> As deep winter approaches and last sommer's leaves rot in the ground, 
> (making it fertile for the new spring), ASCII vs BINARY discussions 
> achieve new heights.
[...]
> Sometimes I think I ought to remember the participants to shut down and
> stop this nonsense: ALL HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT THIS UNINTERESTING SUBJECT!

If you want to reduce the amount of traffic on this topic, the most
productive way to do that is to write a nice summary or FAQ list that
summarizes the previous discussions.

-- 
Fergus Henderson <fjh AT cs DOT mu DOT oz DOT au>   |  "I have always known that the pursuit
WWW: <http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~fjh>   |  of excellence is a lethal habit"
PGP: finger fjh AT 128 DOT 250 DOT 37 DOT 3         |     -- the last words of T. S. Garp.
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