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to: ANDY ROBERTS
from: Ian Moote
date: 1999-10-30 12:25:00
subject: M$ `screw you` FAT32

AR> DD> Can ya send it to _ME_ as well.
AR>
AR> I haven't received that util yet either.

Your E-Mail host refused the connection. This is part of what I got from 
my host:


This is a MIME-encapsulated message

--RAA12644.941145165/alpha.netaccess.on.ca

    **********************************************
    **      THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY      **
    **  YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE  **
    **********************************************

The original message was received at Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:08:16 -0400 (EDT)
from dial216.nas.net [199.243.225.216]

   ----- The following addresses had transient non-fatal errors -----


   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
... Deferred: Connection refused by smtpgate.shentel.com.
Warning: message still undelivered after 4 hours
Will keep trying until message is 5 days old

--RAA12644.941145165/alpha.netaccess.on.ca
Content-Type: message/delivery-status

Reporting-MTA: dns; alpha.netaccess.on.ca
Arrival-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:08:16 -0400 (EDT)

Final-Recipient: RFC822; andy@shentel.com
Action: delayed
Status: 4.4.1
Remote-MTA: DNS; smtpgate.shentel.com
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 17:12:45 -0400 (EDT)
Will-Retry-Until: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:08:16 -0400 (EDT)


AR> But don't expect OS/2 FDISK to be able to delete the type "b" FAT32
AR> partition, because OS/2 was released before FAT32 existed, so OS/2
AR> does not know how to deal with it.

??? Do you know something about this "type b" partition that I don't? 
Why do you think that OS/2 won't delete it?


AR> It might help if you get a safe with a timed delay combination lock,
AR> set to not open for at least 30 days.  Then put all your various
AR> WinXX install CDs in the safe and lock it.  Then run the LLF, then
AR> install OS/2.

[:DDD At least you know something of human nature!! [:D

Take care.

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