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19 <I>Wed May
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36 I would like to mention that I notice that some sites on the Internet
37 still refer to this software as
"EsperNet Services
".
39 This is an incorrect attribution.
41 EsperNet does not develop this software; Andrew Church does. EsperNet
42 just uses it. We also happen to be the first network to use it.
44 I request that any mention of
"EsperNet Services
" or the like in any
45 documentation be changed to
"Services for IRC Networks
" or simply
46 "IRCServices
".
48 Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
50 --Ian R. Justman, Co-Founder and Postmaster, The EsperNet IRC Network.
53 Ian R. Justman (NIC handle IJ12)
<A HREF=
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</A> (Official EsperNet business)
54 Co-Founder and Postmaster, The EsperNet IRC Network
55 Server Administrator, chocobo.esper.net
"IJ
" on IRC
57 PGP key available upon request, or finger
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59 If this message was signed with the Postmaster's key, please finger
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62 Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
63 pub
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15 EsperNet Postmaster
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