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Subject: Re: Reviving the hierarchy notes
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2023 23:46:50 +1200 (NZST)
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by: Kerr Avon - Fri, 23 Jun 2023 11:46 UTC

Russ Allbery <eagle@eyrie.org> wrote:

>
>> Another question: I do not understand the wording "According to Alan
>> somebody in mail to me". Has anyone a clue of the intended meaning?
>> Would it be "According to Alan, somebody who emailed me"?
>
>> manawatu.*
>> For the Manawatu district of New Zealand. Contact
>> news@manawatu.gen.nz for more information. According to Alan somebody
>> in mail to me on 5 Feb 1993, "... it's unlikely that you'll ever see
>> any traffic on it"
>
> I don't know for sure, but knowing the way that tale phrased things, my
> guess is that means someone mailed him who used only "Alan" with no last
> name in their From header.
>

This would have been Alan Brown who was involved in Manawatu Internet
Services

manawatu.gen.nz was their UUCP hub address.

Golly I feel old ;-)

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