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the mysterious ~

Original Message
Name: jake
Date: November 14, 2005 at 11:55:38 Pacific
Subject: the mysterious ~
OS: win me
CPU/Ram: intel 125
Comment:
It's back. The mysterious ~.
It appeared on my desk top several months ago. Don't know what it is, where it came .why it's here. It didn't do any apparent harm - but you never know.
In any event it's back. On the desk top.
it's a file type, 192kb. origin "desk top"
I'v googled it and learned nothing.
Does anyone know what the heck it is??


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Response Number 1
Name: Richard59
Date: November 14, 2005 at 12:46:14 Pacific
Subject: the mysterious ~
Reply: (edit)
I believe it is some kind of backup file created by OE when you make changes to addressbook. I recall something similar when I used to use ME. Safe to delete it.

I used to have a signature but it disappeared and I just couldn't be bothered writing another so please feel free to ingore this.


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Response Number 2
Name: jboy
Date: November 14, 2005 at 14:48:29 Pacific
Subject: the mysterious ~
Reply: (edit)
Not really all that mysterious

What is the tilde?

Resist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like “Can anyone help me?”


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Response Number 3
Name: jake
Date: November 14, 2005 at 18:09:24 Pacific
Subject: the mysterious ~
Reply: (edit)
No longer mysterious. I thank you both.

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Response Number 4
Name: jboy
Date: November 14, 2005 at 19:06:49 Pacific
Subject: the mysterious ~
Reply: (edit)
No problem, it's confounded a few folks (hence that webpage)

Resist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like “Can anyone help me?”


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