Hi Bill.

08-Aug-03 00:21:01, Bill Birrell wrote to Jasen Betts


  >> looking back the only historical mention of the term I find is
  >> from the ZIB elist robot.

 BB> What does that say?

The generic "this Elist for echo has expired..." message

 BB> I thought it was Tom or Bob, but if Bob isn't it,
 BB> maybe we don't actually have one. That would make it difficult
 BB> to use the Fido procedures to keep the peace. Thank goodness most
 BB> of us can be civilised when requested. :-

Yeah, I see that Tom's (computer is) running the yahoo groups gateway
so I guess he's it.

 BB> Is Tom Torfs still reading the echo?

Maybe he's been busy with real work.

 -=> Bye <=-

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