On Mon, Aug 26, 2002 at 11:06:27AM +1200, Yuri de Groot wrote:
> These are not linux group acronyms, but internet acronyms, used widely throughout
> the online community.
> They date back to the days of IRC (Internet relay chat, an old instant messaging
> system) and usenet (an old bulletin board system), both of which are still used.
IRC is not old! Okay, it is, but it's probably the most active communication
medium on the internet.
> BTW, here's a few more: :-) :-( ;-) :-> :-D
> and to those who don't like it :-P
Aha... /me adds ">" to his regex to highlight smileys in mail.
## Colorize smileys: :-) ;-) :-/ :-(
color body yellow black "[ \t]>?[;:][-=]?[PpD)/(|}{><]"
Much better. :)
Mike.
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