Re: why doesn't this compile ?

Bart Vandewoestyne wrote:

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True :-) 

Walt, one of the primary rules of UseNet is to read the whole thread
before responding at a particular post.  See RFC1855 ;-)


It sounds good, but note that not all posts arrive in the same
order they were sent, and some may never arrive at all.

One could read all the posts available, without having the
whole thread.

-- glen

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