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The case of the 500-mile email

Posted by gogoigo
Tags: email
http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail.html

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Published
Nov 25 2002

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    multubunu
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    In the same vein: OpenOffice doesn't print on Tuesdays (including partial explanation at #28, but the whole thread is worth reading) Root cause of the above The one-page doc that jams your printer...
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    In the same vein:

    22 votes
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          1. multubunu
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            I still had the vm lying around, so I verified for 6251/4 - 5 and 271/3 - 3, similar "almost zero" results.

            I still had the vm lying around, so I verified for 6251/4 - 5 and 271/3 - 3, similar "almost zero" results.

            3 votes
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    Greg
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    This story was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the other day's XKCD.

    This story was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the other day's XKCD.

    9 votes
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      gpl
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      What a classic piece of IT/internet lore. I remember reading this for the first time in a forum probably 12 years ago, but it is certainly much older. I just love these pieces that have been...

      What a classic piece of IT/internet lore. I remember reading this for the first time in a forum probably 12 years ago, but it is certainly much older. I just love these pieces that have been floating around forever.

      5 votes
      1. Farox
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        Time to also spread the love that is The Bastard Operator From Hell: http://bofh.bjash.com/ Hope it brightens someones day :)

        Time to also spread the love that is The Bastard Operator From Hell: http://bofh.bjash.com/

        Hope it brightens someones day :)

        3 votes
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        nothis
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        It happened in the 90s, I didn't read it right!

        It's from 2002! I honestly expected such weird problems to be 90s or even 80s era internet growing pains. But it happened this millennium.

        It happened in the 90s, I didn't read it right!

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          gogoigo
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          He wrote it in 2002 but this happened in 90's (he has a FAQ)

          He wrote it in 2002 but this happened in 90's (he has a FAQ)

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          1. nothis
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            Ah, just read the date of the email! 90s makes more sense!

            Ah, just read the date of the email! 90s makes more sense!

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  4. aphoenix
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    This is old but gold, and I'll always read it and enjoy it and vote for it. It reminds me of a classic ground speed check which is in the same sort of class; I've read it, I'll read it again, I'll...

    This is old but gold, and I'll always read it and enjoy it and vote for it. It reminds me of a classic ground speed check which is in the same sort of class; I've read it, I'll read it again, I'll vote it and try to get more people to read it because it is delightful.

    Your "in the same vein" posts are great too.

    4 votes