tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 11 20:08:06 1994
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Re: {lab} vs. {lI'} in ST3
On Mon, 11 Apr 1994, d'Armond Speers wrote:
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>
> Krankorvo':
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> > Oh, and for the record: At least here in the datacomm world,
> > "download" generally means to send and "upload" to receive.
> > charghwI' (and possibly others) had it the other way around, though
> > the usage is not strict and, lacking context, the potential for
> > confusion is large.
>
> Er, em, what? In my entire short-but-computer-filled-life, I've
> always associated download/receive and upload/send. At least the
> makers of Procomm agree with me: I use PgDn to download (receive)
> files, and PgUp to upload (send) files.
>
> Maybe the perspective is different if you're not on a PC, but on a
> workstation. I wouldn't know. What do you mean by "datacomm" ?
>
> > --Krankor
>
> --Holtej
>
>
Yeah, I'm with Holtej on this one - just look around an ftp site - you'll
find an upload subdirectory where everyone dumps their submissions.
However, I can see why the words could be interpreted the other way.
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