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Now, that's a great e-message Barry, putting the discussion in the right
perspective. Thank's for the report also.
-Wes
wfelty@gte.net
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From: Barry Craig <bcraig@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us>
To: <TIC-TECH@tic.ssd.k12.wa.us>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 8:08 AM
Subject: Tic-Tech: About OWA
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> On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Wes Felty wrote:
>
> >
> > I asked about importing an Address book from a previous e-mail system
and
> > the person who I asked didn't know. It is quite easy to setup a new
one.
> > It is also easy to send e-mail to everyone in the new system. Put in a
> > name like "Felty", it will show you that I have a VAX account, but not a
> > CKS account.
>
> The new system really does have more capability than cks. My main concern
> backed up by more instance after instance of using this program is woe to
> you if you is running this on a Pentium 90 (or its equivalent) It is
> slower than frozen molasses. Bring a book or something else to do while
> you are waiting for screen redraws, address your Christmas cards (never
> too early to start<G>) or practice your deep breathing meditation
> exercises to relieve your frustration. Or you can just pretend you are
> sitting in your car on I-5 in the Renton S curves with two semis rolled
> into each other causing a triple fatality while the State Patrol takes
> measurements documentation.
>
> For example, today I had another session in checking my email (all six new
> ones) that lasted longer than some dates I have been on. But I was asking
> myself the same question, namely, how did I get into this one in the first
> place and how can I get out of it gracefully, heck how can I get out of it
> period.
>
> I could have used telnet ( I know that's dirty word to some here<G>) and
> been in and out of all emails within 5% of the time for what it was worth.
> But hey OWA (OWIE to me!) is progress and who am I to stand in th eway of
> progress. My 1978 Volvo with 300,000 original miles hauls a** better than
> OWIE on a Pentium 90.
>
> So having said that I bow to the inevitable and embrace electronic
> gridlock keeping in mind that it is the journey and not the destination
> that is important. It's gonna be some LONG roads trips with OWIE.
> Just what my girlfriend wants: me spending more time with those electrons
> than with her<G>
>
> So BTW can anybody tell me how to move my files from telnet pine to OWIE?
> I see I have a 3 day weekend coming up and gosh I will be able to use
> Monday if I need it as well to get the job done.
>
> Accessed with telnet, written with telnet and sent by telnet<G>
>
> Barry Craig <bcraig@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us>
>
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