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  Re: lugnet.dev.null or somesuch
 
(...) Undo. :) I was thinking of all the times on Usenet that I'd seen "followups to alt.dev.null" or "followups to /dev/null" used when someone made a flame or quip or other flippant statement and wanted to deflect replies to avoid a big debate or (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Getting a password reset?
 
(...) Heck, with an 'unlimited length' option, the brief mode would be a *great* way to view an entire thread -- you would get to see most of the actual writing, with almost none of the quoting. You'd almost never need the quoting, because you'd (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: The board software
 
(...) Ooh, cool. What an opportunity for Todd to realize some potential real bucks for his efforts. (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: lugnet.dev.null or somesuch
 
(...) Than a trashbin? Well, quite a bit different I would hope, at least the participants would like to think so. What are you trying to say here? (...) I'm net savvy and I forget somewhere between 10 and 25 percent of the time. Setting followups (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Pirate fleet
 
(...) (nothing relevant) Sorry about that, folks. I didn't realize that a thread started in one group could contain messages that were entirely in another group. Thus, I replied in a way that will no doubt appear as a total SPLAT to admin readers. I (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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