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   Paul Quinn to Wilfred van Velzen   
   New: PING/TRACE function. Tests requeste   
   23 Aug 16 21:49:24   
   
   Hi! Wilfred,   
      
   On 23 Aug 16 13:19, you wrote to me:   
      
    PQ>> The appropriate word is sent.  I see this form often misused.   
      
    WV> I probably write that all the time. Because in my mind (mint?;)) it   
    WV> sounds like a 'd'. And you do write 'sending' not 'senting'... ;)   
      
   Bugger.  I knew I should have bitten my tongue.[grumble]  One day I might   
   learn the lesson.  :)   
      
    PQ>> Ah, I've just re-read the proposal.  I see what you mean.  I'll   
    PQ>> quit using my botched effort.   
      
    WV> Isn't that a bit of an extreme response? ;)   
      
   Only if users weren't aware of the proposal's wording, to compare output.   
      
    WV> It's better to get any response than no response.   
      
   That's what I thought at the time.   
      
    WV> As you mentioned it was a prototype, I thought you could use the   
    WV> feedback to fix things?   
      
   It has needed a fix for nearly 14 years.  I no longer do anything in C; no   
   compiler, no can do fixes.  If it can't do the job properly then it need not   
   be there.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
   ... Paranoid: Someone who just figured out what's going on.   
   --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
    * Origin: Quinn's Post - Maryborough, Queensland, OZ (3:640/384)   

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