Re: Problem with "~user/file.html"

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Date: Wed, 16 Feb 1994 20:33:39 --100
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From: Reed Wade <wade@cs.utk.edu>
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Subject: Re: Problem with "~user/file.html" 
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I wrote:
>One solution would be to treat it simply as preformatted html.
>That way imbedded tags would be easily dealt with if they occur.
>
><pre>
>  ( result of finger lookup )
></pre>
>
>
>-reed


Actually, that's a pretty stupid idea. 
It would break in too many odd ways. 

Forget I mentioned it. 

How did this thread get started? What's wrong with pointing at
random different http servers for finger info (like a lot of people
do now)? Maybe whois++ will fix this.


-reed

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