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From: fmayhar@altair.mpd.tandem.com (Frank Mayhar)
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Subject: Masataka Ohta, up to his usual tricks.
Summary: Just ignore him.
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Date: 8 Jan 93 21:02:17 GMT
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Having run into this dweeb before, I have found that the most effective and
useful solution is to put the line

/Masataka Ohta/h:j

into your global kill file.  It's really too bad, because he does have a few
(not many, but a few) good things to say.  He just says them in such a way as
to generate lots of heat and almost no light, using ad hominem attacks (kind of
"if I'm right, then you _must_ be completely full of shit, and of _course_ I'm
right") and using emotionally loaded terms.

By far the best solution is to simply ignore him.  He will sulk for a while,
and then will take his toys and go home.
-- 
Frank Mayhar  fmayhar@mpd.tandem.com
              Tandem Computers, Inc.  Micro Products Division
              14231 Tandem Blvd., Austin, TX  78728    Phone:  (512) 244-8969