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Subject: Re: Firewalls-Digest V4 #20
From: NetSurfer <jdwilson @ gold . chem . hawaii . edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 06:09:24 -1000 (HST)
To: Carlo Tosti <carlo @ io . org>
Cc: Firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199501120543 . AAA19214 @ grin . io . org>

> >      >what is WFW ?
> >      
> >      >rodney
> >      
> >      wfw=windows for workgroups
> >      
> >      Rich
> >      rich .
 friedeman @
 anixter .
 com
> >      
> 	Sorry to pickup on a special case of "Firewall" 
> 	but I can't resist the temptation.
> 
> 	There are people that use the 3 letter words as plain words
> 	hopping to give an immediate message but in reality they use
> 	the most annoing and time consuming "Firewall" to the information.

For myself it isn't a matter of firewalling information but of not wanting
to type out Windows For Workgroups every time - 

> 
> 	Granted that people in the specific trade  are able to attach 
> 	meaningful words to a 3 letter word but the others are left out just
> 	as if they where isolated by a "Firewall".

This is a technical group - if you aren't clear on a particular acronym's
meaning, just ask

> 
> 	I assume that every person in this forum is for sharing knowledge and 
> 	information. Am I wrong ?

Negative.  See preceeding comment

> 
> 	Flames are welcome 

Never done it, never will.


-NetSurfer

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