Re: test

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From: Josef Unterhuber
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 00:00

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Rex <rex@rex's_own_little_corner_of_existance.com> wrote:

>Pierre van Rooyen wrote:
>> 
>> test
>
>Hmmmm...often have I cogitated on just this occurrence...
>
>If a person is going to verify that his or her newsserver/
>newsreader/keyboard/whatever is functioning correctly, and
>they place the word "test" in the subject field, then why
>on earth would you duplicate that effort by placing the
>word "test" redundantly in the body of the post?
>
>Wouldn't leaving the body of the post empty also suffice,
>since he or she would know that his or her functional
>verification was successful after viewing his or her post and
>it's terribly original subject field of "test" in the list of
>posted drivel?
>
>Or why not show a flair for the only slightly mundane by
>using other parts of one's vocabulary.  After all, you can't
>use the word you are trying to define in its own definition.
>
>
>Rex (What they do?  They smile in your face...)

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From: rkl30@hotmail.com (Josef Unterhuber)
Subject: Re: test
Date: 1997/12/08
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