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Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:18:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: mirror site
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On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 01:39:11PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> >----Original Message----
> >>From: zzapper
> >>Sent: 12 July 2005 12:16
> >
> >> On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 23:36:24 -0400,  wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>> The last paragraph on that page states "If a site is listed here that
> >>>> seems to be out-of-date for some period of time, that could mean that
> >>>> there is a problem. Contact sourcemaster at this site to report this
> >>>> potential problem. sourcemaster is also the place to send requests to
> >>>> be added to this list."
> >>>>
> >>>> See the last sentence.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you David.  If I could give out a gold star, I would do so! :-)
> >>> This is not to denigrate Rong-En Fan.  It's just a compliment to David.
> >>> It saved me the need to make the same point. :-)
> >>
> >> Increasingly we skim read on the Internet, the last sentence of the above
> >> page is a good example of how an important piece of info is
> >> "skim-hidden", ideally would be a separate paragraph
> >
> >http://cygwin.com/acronyms#PTC!
> >
> >  Gotta admit, I read that page over and over and still didn't spot it.
>
> Yeah, I have to admit that I'm in Pittsburgh this week and got lost trying
> to find the bathroom.  They really should do something about that.  I also
> had a hard time finding a Dunkin' Donuts and I really need coffee.

Hey, I have to admit I'm flying through Pittsburgh later tonight. :-)

> I'm preparing a letter to the mayor now.

Well, you know what they'll say -- WJM, PTC.
	Igor
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