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   August Abolins to Martin Foster   
   rot13 ?   
   23 Apr 19 00:19:00   
   
   MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet d7b02e3f   
   REPLY: 2:310/31.3 61424105   
   PID: OpenXP/5.0.38 (Win32)   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   Hello Martin!   
      
   ** 19.04.19 - 13:25, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:   
      
      
   ZS>>> Dunno but Rot13 is ummmmmm, errrrrrrm, a bit stoneage and very easily   
   ZS>>> deciphered.   
      
   AA>> ROT13 here is certainly a testament to the days of yore.  ;)   
      
   MF> Yes, precisely.   
      
   Later, I realized that it was/is a popular way to obfuscate spoilers - a     
   temporary hindrance to hide an answer or a scene detail when discussing     
   movies, books, quizzes, contests, etc.   ROT13 is a lot better than having     
   a page full of blank lines with the spoiler somehere "offsceen" in the     
   clear at the bottom of the message.   
      
   If someone wanted to spoil things for themselves, they would have to make     
   a deliberate effort to ROT13 and have no one else to blame.   
      
      
     ../|ug   
      
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