[Wlug] 2 goddamn megabyte message

[Keith Wright]

> From: Andy Stewart <andystewart@attbi.com>
> 
> On Friday 01 November 2002 10:41 pm, Keith Wright wrote:
> > Somebody just sent a 2 Megabyte message to this
> > mailing list, I think.  I don't even know who sent
> > it, because I got tired of watching it download
> 
> I did it.  Got a problem?  Take it up with me and not the list,
> and please keep your profanity to yourself.

Well, you sent this message to the list, so I
guess you want to continue the discussion on
the list.  As I said, I did not know you did
it.  I am surprised to say the least.

> Let's leave my mother out of this, shall we?

OK.

> The mailing list software sent my e-mail to the WLUG mailing
> list admin due to its size.  I believe the limit is set to 20
> Kbytes.

A very reasonable limit.

> The WLUG mailing list admin obviously approved it for posting
> and sent it on its way.  I am not the WLUG mailing list admin
> (I suspect it is either Chuck or Frank).

Even more surprised.

> You're quite welcome!  I'm happy to keep people informed about
> important events in the Linux world, such as the Enterprise
> Linux Forum being held in Boston.

That seems well under 20K.

> Ah, but you'd have known that if you hadn't deleted a partially 
> downloaded e-mail message.

Actually I did know, because Karl Hiramoto sent a message
that quoted everything needful to know.

> Now, to the more polite members of WLUG, my apologies if the
> aforementioned e-mail has caused you some grief.  I'll endeavor
> to use more care in the future.

I'm going to sleep now.

   -- Keith