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Re: COMMENTs not really COMMENTS?
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"VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1)" <[log in to unmask]>
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VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1)
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Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:58:26 -0400
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> IMHO a comment is a comment is a comment, and shouldn't be toyed with.
> Otherwise, what good are comments?

I agree with this point, though comments have been, and probably still
are, used to write text (which could be terminal commands) to $stdlist.
It is likely that ignoring variable substitution will break something.
Then you just argue is it worth it?

 Jeff V.

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