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Subject: Re: CCC2 and the 'X' factor

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:15:13 11/06/00

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On November 06, 2000 at 13:09:48, Dann Corbit wrote:

>Why do so many programs have an "x" at the end of their names?  What is it
>supposed to mean?  Is it eXperimental or ???


The TD set up accounts for everyone so that the names would reflect the
names of the programs better (ie in the last CCT, we had netsurfer ==
shredder, ban == junior, etc.)

Unfortunately, most names (junior, shredder, etc) are already in use.  He
just added an X to make them unique.



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