Paul, at 02:05 on May 27 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

db> You don't own LAN Server, so it's not like you have a legal licence to use 
db> HPFS386 anyway...  ;-)

BG> Are we talking about the same fellow here?  You know, the one who flatly 
BG> refuses to run unapproved US modems on his BBS ?

PE> I don't flatly refuse, I told you what you need to do for me to
PE> run that risk. 

Crap.  We've already said that we'd put up the fine if you were ever
charged and convicted (it'd NEVER happen), but you want the money up front,
which is why we all told you to go fuck yourself.

PE> Otherwise, *I* will choose the risks that *I* personally am willing to 
PE> take.  And *I* don't want to be in the position I was in when Rod was 
PE> having problems with my Spirit, and didn't want his modem published in 
PE> AUST_MODEM, and I bet he wouldn't have been thrilled at me giving MBE his 
PE> phone number (they asked for it) after finding out it was a non-approved 
PE> modem.

Do you think they were going to dob him in to Austel?  You're paranoid.

Regards, Bill
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