Re: [newbie] Shorthand

2003-02-07 Thread Douglas B.
Charlie, Rob, Kesar, Todd, Tom, Many thanks for all the help! Cheers, Doug On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 17:56, Charlie wrote: On Thursday 06 February 2003 10:32 am, Douglas B. wrote: Being a newbie AND thick, I get mystified by quite a lot of the shorthand used in Newbie e-mails. Is there a

Re: [newbie] Shorthand

2003-02-07 Thread Charlie
On Friday 07 February 2003 04:58 am, Douglas B. wrote: Charlie, Rob, Kesar, Todd, Tom, Many thanks for all the help! Cheers, Doug snip Thanks for an easy question! g You're very welcome Douglas. Regards; -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 http://counter.li.org Conway's

Re: [newbie] Shorthand

2003-02-06 Thread Charlie
On Thursday 06 February 2003 10:32 am, Douglas B. wrote: Being a newbie AND thick, I get mystified by quite a lot of the shorthand used in Newbie e-mails. Is there a glossary somewhere that will tell me the meaning of LOL, (laughing out loud) BTW, (see below)FUD (fear uncertainty and doubt, or

Re: [newbie] Shorthand

2003-02-06 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Thursday February 6 2003 11:32 am, Douglas B. wrote: Being a newbie AND thick, I get mystified by quite a lot of the shorthand used in Newbie e-mails. Is there a glossary somewhere that will tell me the meaning of LOL, BTW, FUD.. ? Thanks,

Re: [newbie] Shorthand

2003-02-06 Thread Todd Slater
On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 05:32:43PM +, Douglas B. wrote: Being a newbie AND thick, I get mystified by quite a lot of the shorthand used in Newbie e-mails. Is there a glossary somewhere that will tell me the meaning of LOL, BTW, FUD.. ? Thanks, It's currently down for

RE: [newbie] Shorthand

2003-02-06 Thread Kesav Tadimeti
Let me add what I know. LOL: Lots of Laughter BTW: By the Way FUD: Fear Uncertainity Doubt (corporate bad mouthing others eg. Linux has higher TCO, many unpublished bugs...) AFAIK: As Far As I Know IMHO: In my humble opinion ASAP: As soon as possible M$:Miscosoft Microshit: Microsoft MicroShaft:

RE: [newbie] Shorthand

2003-02-06 Thread Robert Wideman
LOL: Lots of Laughter Never seen this translation in the 10 years i have been on the net. Its more commonly known as Laughing Out Loud, atleast in Texas US. Rob Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com