I will guarantee anonymity except in cases of blatant abuse.
I will achieve anonymity by tallying the results in
uncorrelated tabulations and then deleting the emails.
(I know this loses interesting correlation data, but if
resondents want anonymity it's hard to avoid.)
I know that this anonymity promise depends on trust and that
you have no particular reason to trust me. Someday, I hope.
I will post results Saturday.
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yes( ) ( )no Should RoadRunner be subjected to some kind of UDP?
yes( ) ( )no ... active UDP (cancels) ?
yes( ) ( )no ... passive UDP (drop messages) ?
yes( ) ( )no ... all-groups UDP? (as opposed to specific groups)
yes( ) ( )no Are you a Usenet sysadmin? How big:_ How long:_
yes( ) ( )no Should another server be subjected to UDP? Who:_
yes( ) ( )no Should UDPs be used more often?
yes( ) ( )no Should UDPs be used less often?
yes( ) ( )no Would you have answered this survey without anonymity?
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surprise that a monk should tell an untruth
even in such an emergency. My Guide had come along
to me, saying, "Let us go to my room, Lobsang. We can
with profit turn to the Scriptures." He smiled at me with
his warm, benevolent aura of contentment as he turned
and walked beside me to his room far up, overlooking the
Potala.
"Tea and Indian cakes, yes, we must have refreshment,
Lobsang, for with refreshment you can also digest infor-
mation." The monk-servant, who had seen us enter, ap-
peared unbidden with the delicacies which I liked and
which I could only obtain through the good offices of my
Guide.
For a time we sat and talked idly, or rather I talked as I
ate. Then, as I finished, the illustrious Lama said: "There
are exceptions to every rule, Lobsang, and every coin or
token has two sides. The Buddha talked at length to His
friends and disciples, and much that He said was written
down and preserved. There is a tale very applicable to
the present. I will tell it to you." He resettled himself,
cleared his throat, and continued:
"This is the tale of the Three Chariots. Called so be-