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Subject: Re: Making Mail Interactions Easier
From: "Roger B.A. Klorese" <rogerk @ QueerNet . ORG>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 07:38:01 -0700 (PDT)
To: SRE <eckert @ climber . org>
Cc: majordomo-workers @ GreatCircle . COM, mj2-dev @ csf . colorado . edu
In-reply-to: <4.3.1.0.20001002060849.00ccec70@pop.climber.org>

On Mon, 2 Oct 2000, SRE wrote:
> For example, the error module COULD look for leading "<<" and mention
> that AOL quoting which encloses commands in double angle brackets can
> prevent the command from being parsed.

You're trying to train users to match the software, rather than modify the
software to match the users' assumptions.

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ROGER B.A. KLORESE                                          rogerk@QueerNet.ORG
PO Box 14309		                                San Francisco, CA 94114
"There is only one real blasphemy -- the refusal of joy!"       -- Paul Rudnick




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