> > >  If my use of "network" on this thread were meant as something
> > >  different from  "local environment" in the draft, ...
> > >
> >  It was for me.  Reading the earlier messages, it seemed to me that the
> >  specified behavior was broken.  Then I went back and read the original
> >  text, and saw that it said "local environment" and nothing about
> >  "network",  and it suddenly didn't seem so broken any more.
> >
>  at the very least it illustrates that using vague terms in a technical
>  specification
>  without defining those terms can lead to misunderstanding.


Keith, the problem with pushing so hard to win a point, without actually reading
things carefully, is that the material often does not substantiate the point.

What you are so winningly touting was not, as you indicate, a problem with the
text, but a problem with my use of a different term in this thread.




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