Pixie <Pixie@AnnWheatley.com>, wrote
>On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:20:03 -0400, mamaT <mamaT@dunno.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:27:06 +0930, hopper <Troll5layer@home.invalid>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>mamaT <mamaT@dunno.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>/snippity snip
>>>
>>>>Pixie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>AYE??!!
>>>>(Couldn't resist could you!?!? HAHA)
>>>
>>>
>>>.. neiva could I.. Pixies do that to ya! <G>
>>>
>>>check out my binary fup to Pixies taunt.. will ya :-)
>>Okay... you got me on this one, I'm totally clueless,
>>what is a binary fup??
>>
>The attachment is binary, (something is attached as opposed to just
>text) and fup is short for follow up.
>
Hey thanks for stepping up there
Pixie :-)
I will try and avoid doing that again, using "net slang", that is.
Probably "force of habit" and a big day playing is the only
excuse I can offer.
..... mybad
>Hopper is pointing to the two files he attached here --
>Message-ID: <F1Sjm.115436$O23.72145@newsfe11.iad>
>1511 lines.
>
>You will notice in the Groups window that there are two types of
>groups. Those that say alt.binaries.* and those that say alt.*
>(* being the variable group name).
>Those that say binaries allow the posting of files, or attachments.
>Those that don't say binaries should NOT have attachments posted to
>them. You risk being smacked by your server, if they arrive at all.
>Some servers block attachments to alt.* groups.
>
>We have a sister group for ABCP. ASME, or alt.sewing.mach-embroider.
>Notice the lack of the word "binaries" in the name.
>Technically we were supposed to talk about embroidery "over there" and
>post files here.... never happened!
>We all just gas bag here! They pretend we don't exist!
>
I was trying to find a descriptor that everyone would understand, I was going to
use "gossip", as in "chatty gossip" and "malicious gossip" either of which
pretty well covers Usenet text postings, so thanks for that correction too <g.>
>Nighty night.
>Pixie :-)
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