🚀 go-pugleaf

Robert Jenkins wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 19 Dec 1998 12:25:50 -0600, raoulx@telstar.bungmunch.edu (J.
> Raoul Xemblinosky III) wrote:
> 
> >In article <75glnq$673$2@dosa.alt.net>, mr_spiro@yahoo.com (Spiro) wrote:
> >
> >> In article <367ba4ed.2422155044@news.alt.net>, beerguy@yankee.stadium
> >> says...
> >> >
> >> >On Sat, 19 Dec 1998 00:25:07 -0500, "Who Cares" <who@where.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>Chris Caputo <ccaputo@tofu.alt.net> wrote in message
> >> >>>In the Customer Agreement the following:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>  "I understand that I am not to run unattended programs which
> >> >>>   automatically retrieve news or email without my intervention."
> >> >>
> >> >>I did  not pay attention to this rule earlier.
> >> >>What do you mean by unattended? Do you mean I have to baby sit the
> >> >>computer while it is downloading some messages and I cannot even go
> >> >>to restroom? And then how would you monitor the compliance of the
> >> >>rule?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >Unattended is pretty self explanatory. Do you have a dictionary?
> >> >
> >> Err, it's not quite as self-explanatory as you think. Some newsreaders
> >> can be configured for "off-line" reading of messages. When you log on,
> >> they automatically download some or all of the messages from 1 or more
> >> groups. This is quite a normal and useful thing to do.
> >>
> >>
> >> >NO, you can't go to the restroom while downloading or uploading. What
> >> >happens if you are on the toilet and your computer causes a glitch in
> >> >on one of Altopias machines?
> >> >
> >> Well you'd better have pretty quick reactions regardless,
> >> sub-millisecond I'd say.
> >>
> >>
> >> >How would you see the error message telling you that you must
> >> >disconnect immediately or risk corrupting all the information on the
> >> >computer you are connected to?
> >> >
> >> The integrity of the server is not the client's problem. I suggest you
> >> enrol yourself on a software engineering course.
> >>
> >>
> >> >Monitoring the compliance is simple. It's all in the logs. They are
> >> >routinely scanned to find people who abuse the unattended rule.
> >> >
> >> You know this for a fact?
> >
> >I resent the idea that I can't go take a dump while my newsreader
> >is still running.
> 
> For me there have been times when I vomited all over myself rather
> than leave my newsreader unattended.

A brave choice. I gave up vomiting on myself when I gave up drinking,
but I will consider taking it up again now that I have heard your
inspiring tale. I wonder if I'm allowed to fart while my newsreader

     oops

Guess I'll be hearing from the abuse desk...


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