Advice on list protocol

Paul Mather paul at CSGRAD.CS.VT.EDU
Fri Jun 28 19:18:07 EDT 1996


On Fri, 28 Jun 1996, Ted Jackson jr. wrote:

> I think it stands for 'obligitory.' It's a way of showing what's on
> one's mind at the time.  The person wants you to know that they think
> Hawkwind's 'Space Ritual' is a cool thing to listen to!

Or, simply, to indicate what they're listening to at the time (or have
been listening to recently).  But your definition is the primary meaning.

Cheers,

Paul.

obCD: The Bevis Frond, _Superseeder_

e-mail: paul at csgrad.cs.vt.edu                    A stranger in a strange land.



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