Fwd: [unisog] procmail rule: sobig.f

[Julian Field]

I've changed it to say "fast" instead for those in the world for which 3
syllables in the same word is pushing it :-)

At 22:43 21/08/2003, you wrote:
>On Thursday 21 August 2003 10:37 pm, Steve Thomas wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 10:18:47PM +0100, Julian Field is rumored to have
>said:
> > > Check out www.mailscanner.info and click on the big link near the top of
> > > the page.
> >
> > "There has been a very virulent virus spreading over the last few days..."
> >                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Nice alliteration, but isn't "virulent virus" redundant? ;)
>
>No; some viruses (both biological and computer-based) spread only fairly
>slowly, and therefore aren't virulent.
>
> >From the OED: "Virulent: Characterised by extreme malignancy or violence."
>
>Antony.
>
>--
>
>The difference between theory and practice is that
>in theory there is no difference, whereas in practice there is.

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