[TUHS] made up errno contest, at an early USENIX

[arnold at skeeve.com]

Thanks!

Arnold

Clem Cole <clemc at ccc.com> wrote:

> Mike O’Brien (aka Mr. Protocol)
>
> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Aharon Robbins <arnold at skeeve.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi All.
> >
> > This is really gonna stretch the memories. (I may have even asked about
> > it on this list before.)
> >
> > At one of the earlier USENIX conferences that I attended, maybe in
> > Atlanta, there was a contest to make up humorous new errno values.
> > The one that won, which I remember to this day was:
> >
> > EMISTERED:
> >         A host is a host from coast to coast,
> >         and no-one can talk to host that's close,
> >         unless the host that isn't close
> >         is busy, hung, or dead.
> >
> > I have quoted this is the gawk doc for many years.
> >
> > I'm wondering if there is a way to find out who was the author
> > of this gem? I'd like to give him/her credit.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Arnold
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