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Message no. 1
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Newbie Hello (was Re: no subject in here...)
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 23:19:40 -0500
At 10:23 AM 2/5/98 +0000, Spike wrote these timeless words:

>|
>|> It's my first mail to ShadowRN.
>|
>|Oh well, Bull-bot is STILL off-line. Bull, you there?
>|
>|Jeez. Nowadays, they don't make bots like they did before...
>|;>
>
>Oh, the program itself is fully functional.
>Unfortunately, Dvixen set it's default output to /dev/null...
>
>Spoilsport....
>
Well, at the time there was a lot of OT cluttering things off...

Hold on.. I think I can get an override for a single message...

+++++ COMMAND INPUT: GENERAL WELCOME MESSAGE

+++++ BULL-BOT v3.55b ACTIVATED
+++++ AUTO GREET v2.11 INITIATED

Greeting, all you new list-members! Welcome to the Shadowrn Mailing List!

It's a great place, with good people and great discussion! Hope ya like mail!

Please read or request the Shadowrn FAQ and read it immediately! It'll
help you out in the future. You can find the FAQ at:

http://www.coastnet.com/~dvixen/shadowrn.html

Also: Don't ask about Woodchucks.

((PS: if you haven't recieved an Auto Greet and are new to the list,
please send a message to the list stating that you are new. The Bull-Bot
will then greet you shortly))

+++++ AUTO OFF TOPIC RANDOM GENERATOR v9.7.0.1 INITIATED
+++++ TOPIC #2094

If ignorance is bliss, why ain't I happy?

+++++ END AUTO GREET

Bull
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