The next chapter in the Merkey saga [LWN.net]

The next chapter in the Merkey saga

Posted Jul 2, 2005 3:27 UTC (Sat) by jhardin (guest, #3297)
In reply to: The next chapter in the Merkey saga by jmerkey
Parent article: The next chapter in the Merkey saga

> "HE should be placed in everyones .. kill file"
>
> Sure sounds like a death threat to me, and others,
> and I am certain it will sound like one to a jury.

Not to any jurors who have ever participated in Usenet, Yahoo Groups, etc., particularly when the material conveniently omitted by the ellipses is restored and the full quote is present. And not to any jurors regardless of their experience once the concept of a "kill file" in the context of computer messaging is explained.

Or (speculation here) do *you* have a file where you list the names of people you want to kill, and that is the only context in which you can mentally process the term "kill file"?

This is all very interesting and amusing in a perverse sort of way, but I have to go spend some time on something that's important - namely, writing my elected representatives about the Supreme Court's appalling eminent domain decision.

Ciao. CUl8r. 73's. etc.

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