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?
xxxxxxxx end of survey xxxxxxxx
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and put an
arm round my shoulders and helped me across the grass.
Over a little gravel path, up one stone step, and through a
wooden doorway and into a small hallway. From thence it
was difficult indeed, for there were many stairs to climb and
I was as yet very uncertain and clumsy in my movements.
The house really consisted of two flats and the one which
I was to occupy was the upper. It seemed so strange, enter-
ing an English home in this manner, climbing up the some-
what steep stairs, hanging on to the rail to prevent myself
from falling over backwards. My limbs felt rubbery, as if I
lacked full control over them-as indeed was the case, for
to gain complete mastery of this strange new body took
some days. The two lamas hovered round, showing con-
siderable concern, but of course there was nothing they
179
could do. Soon they left me, promising to return in the
small hours of the night.
Slowly I entered the bedroom which was mine, stumbling
like a sleepwalker, jerking like a mechanical man. Gratefully
I toppled over on to the bed. At least, I consoled myself, I
cannot fall down now! My windows looked out on to both
the front and the back of the house. By turning my head to
the right I could gaze across the small front garden, on to
the road, across to the small Cottage Hospital, a sight which
I did not find comforting in my present state.
At the other side of the room was the window through
which, by turning my