* David T-G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cliff, et al -- > > ...and then Cliff Sarginson said... > % On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 07:28:32AM -0500, David T-G wrote: > % > Curt -- > % > > % > ...and then Curt W. Zirzow said... > % > % * Cliff Sarginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > % > % > > % > % > "biff" (named after the author's dog btw) screws the mail access time. > % > % > % > % I wonder if that was an influence on using 'mutt' instead of calling it > % > > % > FYI, the 'author' in question there wrote biff back in the very early > ... > % I am aware of this. > > I'm not surprised. Given Curt's comment, though, I thought that he might > not be; it seemed to me that he was confusing, or at least connecting, > authorship of biff with authorship of mutt.
Sorry if I wasn't clear about that, I was just curious if any one knew if Michael Elkins had named mutt mutt due to the author of biff naming the program after his dog. Since they are both a canine related. > > % > % > % something like 'mule'. But then we would have to figure out which email > % > % clients were the horse and donkey. :) > % > > % > Touche :-) And of course my futile attempt at being funny :) > % > > % > > % > Yours for Truth in Trivia, > % > > % Does this email have a point ? > > Not much of one. We're getting there, though, and if we discuss system > services long enough we might even come back on topic :-) > > > % If so I am missing it. > % Unless it is to expand on the "dog" story. <g> Curt -- Any time things appear to be going better, you have overlooked something.