naw, Eric just copied the URL from the browser. Since m-w.com uses POSTs to its CGI, the URL doesn't contain the requested word, by default. However, it does support GET style requests: http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?constitution -s On Thu, 2002-10-17 at 12:36, Ron Sherwood wrote: > Hi, Eric: > > A rose by any other name... > > Incidentally, the URL that you posted, resolves to a blank page for me. > Is that intentional... a description of a constitution suitable for > non-profits, perhaps? > > Ron > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <eric@hi-tek.com> > To: "Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi> > Cc: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>; "David Farrar" <david@farrar.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 12:01 PM > Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Re: Draft constitution - correction > > > > I really like this message for what it shows, > > > > Many must rely on "interesting" connectivity, we must be COMpassionate > > and > > patient, otherwise we create a larger divide which we need not do. > > > > Secondly; > > > > What is a constitution? OOOPs? > > http://www.m-w.com:80/cgi-bin/dictionary > > are there examples of non-profits having constitutions, rather than by > > laws? > > e > > Ron Sherwood wrote: > > > > > An error in my previous post requires correction - sorry. > > > > > > Ron Sherwood > > > > > > Original paragraph: > > > Some of our membership will be traveling for the next two weeks, due > to > > > the Shanghai conference, and will not have full-time access to the many > > > comments and responses that should accompany the posting of such draft > > > documents. I would hope, therefore that the posting of available drafts > be > > > completed by the end of November and that a comment and discussion > period be > > > available during the first three weeks in November. > > > > > > Corrected paragraph: (1st instance of "November" should read "October") > > > Some of our membership will be traveling for the next two weeks, due > to > > > the Shanghai conference, and will not have full-time access to the many > > > comments and responses that should accompany the posting of such draft > > > documents. I would hope, therefore that the posting of available drafts > be > > > completed by the end of OCTOBER and that a comment and discussion period > be > > > available during the first three weeks in November. > > > > > > Ron > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi> > > > To: <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>; "David Farrar" <david@farrar.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 7:38 AM > > > Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] WG-Bylaws and its hard working > Coordinator > > > > > > > Good morning, David: > > > > > > > > Thank you for your work in presenting a draft constitution for > Panel > > > and > > > > membership consideration. It is clearly suitable in many ways for an > > > > electronic organization like ours and I am assuming that it is legally > > > > acceptable in NZ and with possible changes in many other > jurisdictions. > > > > > > > > It will be helpful to the membership if the Panel will post any > other > > > > documents of this type that they may have received or created, in > order > > > that > > > > the membership may compare and comment upon them. This should happen > > > soon, > > > > so that we may move forward with the incorporation of our > organization. > > > > > > > > Some of our membership will be traveling for the next two weeks, > due > > > to > > > > the Shanghai conference, and will not have full-time access to the > many > > > > comments and responses that should accompany the posting of such draft > > > > documents. I would hope, therefore that the posting of available > drafts > > > be > > > > completed by the end of November and that a comment and discussion > period > > > be > > > > available during the first three weeks in November. > > > > > > > > Based upon the above time-line, we should be in a position to have > the > > > > panel post a constitution for membership ratification by the end of > > > > November. > > > > > > > > Sincerely, Ron Sherwood > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-unsubscribe@lists.fitug.de > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-help@lists.fitug.de > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-unsubscribe@lists.fitug.de > > > For additional commands, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-help@lists.fitug.de > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-unsubscribe@lists.fitug.de > For additional commands, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-help@lists.fitug.de >
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