DB> Although, as you suggest Frank, your cameraderie is enjoyable; in the
 DB> world I live in, there are no others familiar with classics, and it is
 DB> nice to bounce ideas around in more concise form based on all the
 DB> nomenclature they have left us, rather than having to constantly
 DB> allegorize every idea to get it across.
   There are characters who get their kicks out of using the relative
anonymity of a Fidonet echo to engage in gratuitous name-calling and more
often than not they get their messages all mixed up and send their venom to
the wrong person but that does not matter to them.  I probably shouldn't
bother answering some of this but new people are coming in here constantly
and they should have the opportunity of seeing the full range from the normal
to the ridiculous.   
Sincerely, 
                                     Frank
                                                                              
                                                       
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