17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
On Fri, 29 Oct 1993, Dark wrote:
It seems to me that the software to "filter" a message through and remove anomalies, standardize punctuations and replace words over 5 letters with more standard words.. etc.. has a kind of utility.
I remember a sf suggestion a while ago that went like this: a. A mail reader that intelligently filters incoming messages to extract only the factual content. b. A mail sender that intelligntly "stylizes" a factual message with appropriate "fluff". That way I can send you a one line message "watch out for the MDS!", but our computers will communicate with as much polite waffling as possible. The suggestion was a joke but maybe it has applicability :-) PJT - A new poster but a longtime reader.