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   Leonidas Jones to Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo   
   Re: Storing old Netscape e-mails   
   31 Mar 08 02:07:07   
   
   From: Cap1MD@att.net   
      
   Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:   
   > Leonidas Jones wrote:   
   >> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:   
   >>> Leonidas Jones wrote:   
   >>>> Netscape Guy wrote:   
   >>>>> Leonidas Jones wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> Despite the current situation, the Netscape name is an honored   
   >>>>>> one in internet history.   
   >>>>> Except for the fact that Netscape intentionally deceived the   
   >>>>> internet world back in October 1994 when they decreed that   
   >>>>> Navigator would be a free product for all non-commercial users,   
   >>>>> and then quitely swept that promise under the carpet soon   
   >>>>> afterwards.   
   >>>> Get a life,   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Lee   
   >>> e-gads, here we go again.  Lee's right, but I'll add this:   
   >>> Get a frickin life.   
   >>   
   >> Hold on there Peter.   
   >>   
   >> On second thought, he's right.   
   >>   
   >> Netscape was showing some degree of malice and deception by altering   
   >> their corporate policy the way their press releases indicated.   
   >>   
   >> Sure, it happened years ago, but that doesn't make it any less   
   >> relavent if we're talking about Netscape's history, or their planning   
   >> or business strategy when they were getting off the ground.   
   >   
   > even so Lee, it happened in the last millennium.  Its over and done   
   > with.  Netscape doesn't exist anymore. I say time to move on.  No sense   
   > in hashing something that happened a long time ago, and is no longer   
   > relevant.   
   >   
      
   Grant, when do I call you Peter? Looking at headers, when do I use NC 4   
   on Win 98?   
      
   Lee   
      
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