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Re: DNOS alpha test version

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From: Robert Mortimer
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 00:00
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Previously John Washington <john@wash.demon.co.uk> said:
>On Wednesday, in article
>     <321b3218.28825392@news.demon.co.uk> robm@demon.net
>     "Robert Mortimer" wrote:
>RM> I've finally got a vaguely sensible version of DNOS
>RM> together, using mainly code from jnos110 with bits from
>RM> demon's ka9q and John's origional httpclient code
>I hope you got the version that worked.  The day after
>I uploaded I found a bug (that's why I uploaded, eh!).

errrmmm..you know I'm not sure now that you mention it...
I should perhaps check.

>Hadn't used binary mode socket for fetching gifs/zips/etc.
>I replaced it promptly, but check if the one you have works.
>Haven't you jumped the gun a bit?  Perhaps I should
>have made clear at the time, my purpose in uploading
>that hot steaming fresh code was to allow peer review,
>not have it integrated into every PC, toaster and
>washing-machine in sight!  You did inspect it thoroughly,
>didn't you?

Well to coins a phrase " it works for me" and anyway
there's so much dodgy code in DNOS as it is a bit more
won't matter. And it was released as an unofficial
so alpha it's not even futhark version. So I thought
why not...

>Have a good hol, anyhow.  Send all 70,000 of us a
>postcard.

I tried but 70K addresses in 4 lines is a real pain.

--
RobertM
Demon Internet Ltd
         "Trust the computer, the computer is your fiend"
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Date: 1996/08/30
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