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On Sun, 20 Dec 1998 11:47:16 -0600, "J. Raoul Xemblinosky III"
<raoulx@telstar.bungmunch.edu> wrote:

>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

When I vomit on myself, it is usually because I've been eating whole
spoonfuls of powdered sugar and chex mix.  Mmmm.

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