Asher Densmore-Lynn wrote in a message to Patrick McCullough:
 PM>  Wonder if it crashes as much as RIP.   *laugh*
 AD>  RIP isn't stable? I didn't think it'd be too
 AD> crash-prone... 
 Well, I tested it briefly when I first setup my BBS... and callers
 using a RIP-capable comm program would do something innocent and
 crash the board.  Mind you, this was basically the default RIP
 install of Maximus, so there weren't any weird things I might have
 added.
 Also, when I called other boards to see what RIP looked like
 on their systems, the comm program would crash half the time
 anyway.   Tried several different RIP-capable programs and never
 got any of them to work.
 So ever since, RIP has been a synonym for crash in my BBS lexicon.
AD> (Don't misunderstand, now -- haven't used RIP, and I likely never
AD> will; I don't like the space expenditure.)
 It doesn't take up that much space, really.  Just Zip up the whole
 directory and forget about it if you like.
 On the other side, one of the RIP-capable comm programs was Hayes'
 SmartCom, which is a real space eater and a pain to configure.
 Another reason to not bother with RIP. 
AD> ... I'm not stupid, I'm not expendable, and I'm not going!
 Swiped!   :)
 Patrick
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