Re: But I emailed it yesterday :-)

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Posted-Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 20:14:39 -0400
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 95 17:14:23 PDT
From: ari () es net (Ari Ollikainen)
To: farber () central cis upenn edu
Subject: Re: But I emailed it yesterday :-)




> "Although the
> Internet is growing exponentially, the number of people able to run it
> properly is growing only linearly," explains Tony Rutkowski, executive
> director of the Internet Society.


        Humph! ... E-mail MTA's can be more complicated than
        providing network connectivity. Solving the e-mail muddle requires
        brains and s/w development habits instead of sloppy thinking. And it's
        *not* fun...


> Forbes' final thought?  "If it
> absolutely, positively has to get there, send it by overnight mail."
> (Forbes 6/5/95 p.162)


        Apparently Forbes hasn't heard of FAX-machines...




        Curmudgeonly,


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