Originally Posted by GM4Him
Anyway. It may not be true, but I can't help but think of a young kid creating the OP who is here to just get everyone riled up. I've known a few younger people these days who like to do that

I've known a few younger people in the (very) old days. Such as me: I was a horrible teenager and nearly got chucked out of college for online obnoxiousness.

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Date: 20-JAN-1988 13:56:12 GMT
From: [redacted]@UK.AC.POW.GENVAX
To: [redacted]@UK.AC.RL.GB
Subj: Hackers etc.

[...]

W.R.T. undergrad use of JANET, .......

We have also learnt not to trust students when they are given access to email
at the Polytechnic. Last year access to VMS mail was removed following
extensive abuse of the system. As regards Grey Book Mail to external sites,
we started with ....

Plan A: Undergrads are allowed JANET mail access if the request is cleared
with their personal/year tutor, and its use is educational.
Seemed fair enough.
Tutor: "So you want to use electronic mail across JANET, great, think
of the improvement to your keyboard skills. Where do I sign?
Have a nice day !"

Now, its some time since I was an undergrad, so I didn't realise
that educational means mailing posters of Snoopy, Garfield, reams
of adventure stories or choice "poetry" about Robin Hood, Maid
Marion and the Merry Men, that may be classed as obscene if snailed
via the Post Office. Maybe these files are examples of new ASCII
test patterns to check the transparancy of comms links??

*cough*

Originally Posted by GM4Him
OMG. I sound old. 😳 Did I say Im an older bald white guy

You can't say that, it's hirsutist.


J'aime le fromage.