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Re: UNIX newbie question



toddpw@pride.ugcs.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) writes:

>Joe, we aren't arguing with how sold you are on the concept of WWW. What
>we are complaining about is how you make great wash statements like "ftp
>sucks, it's your duty to learn ncftp because it's better" and "WWW will
>save the educational installed base of IIgs's from being chucked in a BFI
>dumpster, so it's our duty to ram it down everyone's throats" ... yes I
>am exaggerating, but read your own posts and try to understand why we
>aren't exactly caught up in your enthusiasm...

  Well, ftp does suck, and ncftp _is_ far superior. :) And, I do
have some complaints with limitations of the Web. I would like
to see something much more HyperCardish. But, the Web isn't bad
for resting mainly on the efforts of some students at UIUC.

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