Hi! Wilfred,

On 23 Aug 16 13:19, you wrote to me:

 PQ>> The appropriate word is sent.  I see this form often misused.

 WV> I probably write that all the time. Because in my mind (mint?;)) it
 WV> sounds like a 'd'. And you do write 'sending' not 'senting'... ;)

Bugger.  I knew I should have bitten my tongue.[grumble]  One day I might learn
the lesson.  :)

 PQ>> Ah, I've just re-read the proposal.  I see what you mean.  I'll
 PQ>> quit using my botched effort.

 WV> Isn't that a bit of an extreme response? ;)

Only if users weren't aware of the proposal's wording, to compare output.

 WV> It's better to get any response than no response.

That's what I thought at the time.

 WV> As you mentioned it was a prototype, I thought you could use the
 WV> feedback to fix things?

It has needed a fix for nearly 14 years.  I no longer do anything in C; no
compiler, no can do fixes.  If it can't do the job properly then it need not be
there.

Cheers,
Paul.

... Paranoid: Someone who just figured out what's going on.
--- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox