DaleW wrote:

Hi Dale,

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't upset or anything.

> Mat,
>
> As Enoavidh points out, it means Your Mileage May Vary (Americanism,
> meaning you might have different opinion). I certainly don't check the
> validity of poster's emails in most cases, I was just pointing out when
> someone comes out of nowhere with controversial opinions, if they don't
> have a a more concrete persona than a Usenet tag it might not be worth
> arguing with.
> As an aside, it is a time-honored tradition of Usenet in some
> circumstances to "take it to email'. Your choice, but you might chose
> to set up a free "public" address (yahoo, hotmail, etc) in case anyone
> tries to communicate offgroup. Or not, if you prefer.
> In any case my comments re real names and addresses were mainly
> directed at troll-like posters.
>

I understand. Given the freaks I've come across in usenet I usually
don't reveal my identity unless absolutely necassary or I trust the ppl.
That excludes 99% of ppl in here [ie not freaks] but it is still a
public group.

That's why my address is "ask me" or whatever.


Okie dokie, cheerio,

Mat.