Just for grins, I would check the email address "Fred White" uses to post.
It might help identify him.

Of course, it does not necessarily make him right on other subjects..   :)

Denys

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Wayne Brown
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:02 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: OT: Excuse the OT, but this neded to be said:

 fred White <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Friday, February 7, 2003, at 01:14 PM, Shahan, Ray wrote:

>>>> Finally someone says it right !!! You probably missed it in the rush
>>>> of
>>>> news
>>>> last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan
>>>> had
>>>> published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an
>>>> American, any American. So an Australian dentist wrote the following
>>>> to
>>> let
>>>> everyone know what an American is, so they would know when they found
>>> one:

> <<huge snip>>

> This didn't "neded" to be said at all. Most of it was inane, childish,
> inconsistent c--p.

Having seen a number of articles posted here by "fred White" I have often
wondered if he is the same Fred White who co-authored the "Image/3000
Handbook."  I sincerely hope not.  Over the years I have enjoyed the
handbook greatly and have had the highest respect for the authors.
However, if Mr. White truly believes that the things in Ray Shahan's
article are "inane, childish, inconsistent c--p" then he clearly
is someone with whom I would wish to have no association whatsoever.
So please, if he is *not* the Fred White of "Image/3000 Handbook" fame,
someone *please* let me know so that my appreciation of that fine book
can remain untainted by distaste for one of its authors.

As for "fred White" himself, whoever he is, his comments above (together
with his crude, off-color "jokes") have earned him the distinction of
being the only person in comp.sys.hp.mpe to join my killfile.

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