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Jeenu V wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Christopher Faylor
> <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please AT cygwin DOT com> wrote:
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTNQREAIYR>.  It's not good to feed the
spammers.  Thanks.

> 
>> Do you think screen is the only thing that uses ptys in the whole
>> distribution?
> 
> Nope; I've no idea.

ptys are a commonly used facility under Linux/Unix and so also on Cygwin.
'screen' is not the only Cygwin package that makes use of them.

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A: Yes.
 > Q: Are you sure?
 >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
 >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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