Keith, At 05:44 PM 1/16/98 -0600, you wrote: > >FYI: Usually, anyone who speaks up about this type of matter usually takes >at least one flaming hit. So if it does happen, you'll know you're not >alone, nor the only person who might seem like a grouch. :-) Now, surely you realize that some of us (like Oscar) like to live in a trashcan... Yes, yes, I'll stop calling you "surely". But seriously, though, folks - for those of us who get most of our email at some institution, bandwidth may not seem too important. If, however, you are dependent on a not-quite-up-to-date ISP, and are crawling along at 14.4 (or whatever), unexpurgated email can truly be quite a burden. I am reminded of this whenever I have to travel (not much, anymore, thankfully), and have to login to our networks remotely. Even with a fairly advanced access system, things just come screeching to a (virtual) halt (by comparison). A suggestion I try to follow, when not suffering from yet another recurring bout of verbarriah, is to snip out the parts to which I am _not_ responding, and inserting my replies between. Progams such as Eudora automatically add carots (the ">"), or some other identifier. Hope everyone had a safe, sane first. Welcome to '98! Best. Horace P.S. - I just realized that for those who did not grow up watching Sesame Street with their kids, the reference to "Oscar the Grouch" may not work. Well, personally, I always preferred the Count. (No, I won't...) hg Horace Greeley Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014
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