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   Netscape Guy to Leonidas Jones   
   Re: Storing old Netscape e-mails   
   31 Mar 08 02:09:59   
   
   From: Netscape@Guy.com   
      
   Leonidas Jones wrote:   
   > 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   
      
   Lee's right, I am totally to blame, I apologize for my very existence.   
      
   Netscape Guy   
      
   See what I mean?   
      
   Lee   
      
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