Re: April Fools and strange mail msgs

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From: Kurt Zeilenga
Date: Sun, 03 May 1987 08:59

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In article <703@colossus.tc.fluke.COM>, moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes:
> Why, here at Fluke, it is a tradition that many lucky Unix users
> receive letters every April 1st from "Uncle Gorby" at Kremvax.  Below
> is a brief example...

I once got a mail note from /dev/null.  I was quite surprised to
bits apparently coming out of the bucket.

-- 
	Kurt Zeilenga	 (zeilenga@hc.dspo.gov)

	"So long, Mom,  I'm off to drop the bomb..."

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!ames!hc!hi!kurt

References: <3.14159@cbosdg.UUCP> <556@thumper.UUCP> <703@colossus.tc.fluke.COM> <747@mcgill-vision.UUCP>

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From: kurt@hi.UUCP (Kurt Zeilenga)
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Subject: Re: April Fools and strange mail msgs
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Date: Sun, 3-May-87 04:59:19 EDT
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Posted: Sun May  3 04:59:19 1987
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