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A Mention in the Media
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Hen Hanna
2023-01-23 21:59:53 UTC
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On Tuesday, March 12, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Rick Troxel wrote:
> I thought readers might enjoy the "plug" for Pine in the April 1996
> issue of Unix Review. In Reference 1 to his Devil's Advocate column,
> Stan Kelly-Bootle states
> The acronym PINE was originally expanded (cute-recursively) as "PINE
> Is Not ELM," but it is equally true that "PINE Is Not Eudora."
> Regards,
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> Rick Troxel ***@nih.gov ***@helix.nih.gov 301/496-4824
> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> All effort and exertion put forth by man from the fullness of his
> heart is worship, if it is prompted by the highest motives and
> the will to do service to humanity. --Abdu'l-Baha


i think i've used both Pine and Elm, and maybe one more (with a similar name).


i also remember using nn (on Unix) to read Usenet
Carlos E.R.
2023-01-24 01:49:22 UTC
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On 2023-01-23 22:59, Hen Hanna wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 12, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Rick Troxel wrote:

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>> I thought readers might enjoy the "plug" for Pine in the April 1996
>> issue of Unix Review. In Reference 1 to his Devil's Advocate column,
>> Stan Kelly-Bootle states
>> The acronym PINE was originally expanded (cute-recursively) as "PINE
>> Is Not ELM," but it is equally true that "PINE Is Not Eudora."
>> Regards,
>> --
>> Rick Troxel ***@nih.gov ***@helix.nih.gov 301/496-4824
>> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
>> All effort and exertion put forth by man from the fullness of his
>> heart is worship, if it is prompted by the highest motives and
>> the will to do service to humanity. --Abdu'l-Baha
>
>
> i think i've used both Pine and Elm, and maybe one more (with a similar name).
>
>
> i also remember using nn (on Unix) to read Usenet


Why are you replying to a post from 1996?

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Harold Stevens
2023-01-24 12:36:13 UTC
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In <***@Telcontar.valinor> Carlos E.R.:

Polite Public Service Announcement ...

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> Why are you replying to a post from 1996?

It's a troll. I plonked it from gitgo. HTH; YMMV; blahblah ...

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Carlos E.R.
2023-01-25 12:12:50 UTC
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On 2023-01-24 13:36, Harold Stevens wrote:
> In <***@Telcontar.valinor> Carlos E.R.:
>
> Polite Public Service Announcement ...
>
> [Snip...]
>
>> Why are you replying to a post from 1996?
>
> It's a troll. I plonked it from gitgo. HTH; YMMV; blahblah ...
>

Yeah, I thought so after sending and seeing other posts.

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