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Re: motd or similar for readers

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From: Alan P Barrett
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 06:44
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rsalz@rodan.UU.NET (Rich Salz) writes:
> Slightly wrong -- a dash on all but the last line:

Yes, of course.  Sorry.

>	200-foo.bar.edu INN 2.0
>	200 Is it breezy and sunny outside, with a chance
           ^ insert dash here
>	200 of rain.  Here now, the news.

> I do not think that most software can handle it, however.  INN (gasp) can't.

Nor can most software handle any not-yet-implemented or
only-just-implemented extensions to the protocol.  My point is that this
feature can be added without changing the protocol.

--apb (Alan Barrett)
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From: barrett@daisy.ee.und.ac.za (Alan P Barrett)
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Subject: Re: motd or similar for readers
Date: 2 Oct 1992 08:44:18 +0200
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