mp (12/12/82)
Herewith yet another example of how computers are helping us to communicate quickly and easily (and without the necessity to think). This is @i(just what we need) for netnews, right? Action: (A, C, B, F, G, M, P, Q, S, T, W, ?): b Wed 8 Dec 20:56 Bboard Maintainer@CMU-10ANew bboard feature (426) The Tops-10 and Unix Emacs bboard systems have a new command, 'c', which may be used to quickly compose complaining mail when someone has posted something that didn't belong on the bboard. (Contrary to unpopular opinion, you do get a chance to abort the mail.) Most people seem to feel that peer pressure is the ideal way to keep the bboards useful; the new feature makes this pressure more easily applied. Action: (A, C, B, F, G, M, P, Q, S, T, W, ?): c ^Z to abort. Who are you? foo What bboard should this have appeared on [None] ? jokes Mail Action: (Abort, Type, Mail, Save): ty$ Date: 11 December 1982 2346-EST From: Not.Logged-In at CMU-10A (Foo) Subject: Re: New bboard feature To: Bboard Maintainer@CMU-10A Your notice on this subject was posted on the wrong bboard. It really didn't belong on the General bboard. In my opinion, it belonged on the jokes bboard. I hope that in the future your postings will show more discretion in choosing what messages to post on what bboards. Mail Action: (Abort, Type, Mail, Save): ab$Mailing aborted. Action: (A, C, B, F, G, M, P, Q, S, T, W, ?): ^C