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Re: acronyms on list server

• Posted by Greg Phillips <i.shoot at REDNECKS.COM> Sep 11, 1999
• 410 views

MD5 is an advanced encryption algorithm used a lot in the Linux world, I
believe.

Greg

"Lucius L. Hilley III" wrote:

> What is MD5?
> I know about RPM and RPG but I don't know MD5.
>
> RPM - Rotations Per Minute, Redhat Package Management.
> RPG - Role Playing Game, Report Program Generator
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bernie Ryan <bwryan at PCOM.NET>
> To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 1999 9:58 AM
> Subject: acronyms on list server
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> > Sender:       Euphoria Programming for MS-DOS
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> > Poster:       Bernie Ryan <bwryan at PCOM.NET>
> > Subject:      acronyms on list server
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> >
> > Why do some posters think that every acronym that they use on the
> > list server is something that everyone is familiar with. It would
> > help if you use an acronym that somewhere in your post you explain
> > what it stands for so that readers do have to look it up or ask some
> > one on the list what's MD5, RPM, RPG or etc.
> >

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