Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Philip Lijnzaad
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 00:00

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lumpy <lumpy@cs.ucc.ie> writes:

> biff ?? Does it mean anything?

Apparently it was the name of the dog of somebody living on Berkeley
Campus. This dog would go mad barking and chasing the postman every time he
came. Don't know if it's true, but it's a good story.

                                                                      Philip

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From: Philip Lijnzaad <lijnzaad@ebi.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/17
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