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From: "J.C. Archambeau" <jca@accessnv.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Walnut Creek CDROMs behind times
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 11:39:54 -0800 (PST)
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On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:

>> I'm still waiting for Walnut Creek to come out with the 2.1.6 CD-ROM.
>> I have sent at least 3 e-mails to them asking for a release date and
>> I still haven't gotten a response.  There's no point in buying 2.1.5
>> when it's going to be outdated at any time.
> 
> The CD is at replication and should be back sometime in the next couple
> of weeks.  More exactly than that it's just awefully hard to say at
> Christmas time. :(

Not to mention the contract that Walnut Creek was going to put out on
you for the sendmail security snafu.  :)

It does happen to the best of us though.  The whole reason I'm waiting
for the CD-ROM is to support the FreeBSD project.  Best way to do that
is to buy the CD rather than anonymous ftp it.
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