🚀 go-pugleaf

well, i hate to take up space with this but it looks like i have to do
something.

first, for all of you who have been trying to reach me and have had your
messages bounced back.  we (icase) are still here and so am i.  we had
to change internet addresses and it seems that i can't get mail from you
until the machine from your route updates its host tables (/etc/hosts on
some UN*X boxes).  I never realized that this would happen, but it has
been a week and i have only received 2 pieces of mail  ( i normally
receive 15 - 20 messages a day).  anyway, that is why.

second, (and very related), i think those of you who have access to your
system administrator or postmaster should stress that they try to keep
their host tables semi-up-to-date (my postmaster says that host tables
range from 24 hrs to 24 months out-of-date on some machines).  i realize
that this is not ST related, but it does affect this list.  (i don't
even think wiscvm.wisc.edu or sh.cs.net have updated their tables).

third, for those trying to reach me i suggest trying the USENET path
or the BITNET path (as a last resort) or get your host tables updated.

fourth, i am thinking about porting gawk to the ST.  <emphasis on thinking>.
anyway, has anyone tried this?  is there already an awk utility out there?
i have the sources from GNU and it is quite large and this will be a looong
project.  any suggestions?  comments?  reactions?

thanks,
-chip
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Chip Roberson                ARPANET:  csrobe@icase.arpa
1105 London Company Way      BITNET:   $csrobe@wmmvs.bitnet
Williamsburg, VA 23185       UUCP:     ...!uunet!pyrdc!gmu90x!wmcs!csrobe
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icase.arpa is now at 128.102.23.51.  update those host tables (/etc/hosts)