Subject:	Re: thanks
To:	LIP AT odie DOT ee DOT wits DOT ac DOT za
Date:	Wed, 10 Mar 93 11:49:27 EST
From:	Stephen Turnbull <turnbull AT ecolan DOT sbs DOT ohio-state DOT edu>
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu (DJ's GPP mailing list)

After a term of teaching the communication-impaired, I can't resist
correcting the two errors :-)

> Those who recommend reading GNU usenet news please note that some
> sites like ours have very limited disk space and consequently ~1 day
> expiry setup for the news reader/grazer i.e. if you procrastenate
                                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's "procrastinate."

> (sp?) you'v missed it.
> 
> Thanks again, the great support from you all is a real plus for djgpp
> et al.
  ^^^^^^
"Et al." is for people, not things.

> Regards,
> Tony.

Seriously, I think we're all aware that many sites are limited with
respect to UseNet availability.  But it's still the place to start.
Show all the mail you got saying RU ("read UseNet") or RTFU (the
obvious obscene gloss on RU) to your sysadmin.  There's probably
nothing he can do about it, but if you're doing real work with GNU
which you are getting for free, you can afford about 300MB of disk for
the cost of supplying one programmer with say Zortech C/C++ or Borland
C/C++.  For four programmers, you can get a 1GB monster disk at that
rate.  TANSTAAFL---if you want good support for GNU stuff, you gotta
pay for the disk to stash UseNet!
-- 
 
Stephen Turnbull
The Ohio State University, Department of Economics
410 Arps Hall, 1945 N. High St., Columbus, OH  43210-1172  USA
Phone: (614) 292-0654  Fax: ...-3906  Email: turnbull DOT 1 AT osu DOT edu

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