On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:55:23 -0600, Gary L. Grieme <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>>> Please read the confidentiality statement below <<<< > I was thinking along those same lines when I read that particular > message. Maybe Michael's right--we been had! Don does exist. i have had email discussions with him the past as well as a friend of his. but what is the ur-message for Don Saklad? Well if one searches Google groups which include the origina uunet messages then one finds the following posting from August 21, 1983 http://groups-beta.google.com/group/net.tv/browse_thread/thread/d0291f47dd6b5f26/d831bc7e277ceacb?q=%22don+saklad%22#d831bc7e277ceacb http://shrinkster.com/4b4 But March 16, 1984 appears to be his first message about dear old BPL <<http://groups-beta.google.com/group/net.consumers/browse_thread/thread/b9a0c408d9e57ac9/8ec0c2ac929ae9e5?q=%22don+saklad%22#8ec0c2ac929ae9e5>> http://shrinkster.com/4b5 peterk List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance