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RE: Imperfections in e-mail -- someone mentioned mediocre mail editors -such
is the case with us and our VMS mail. Once you hit return on a line, the
only choice is abort and start again to fix an error.
All these messages put me in mind of a quote from the NorthWestNet Internet
Passport:
"Be precise in what you send, and forgiving of what you receive"
It seems that ya'all as Technical Writers are bit nit-picky -- I think
considering the medium should be part of the reaction <rather along the lines
of
"consider the source">
Have a great Weekend -- Pray for Sunshine!
From the Very Wet Northwest---
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