On Sat, Sep 13, 1997 at 05:00:08PM -0400, Andrew Russell Morris wrote: > What does AFAIK mean? Does anybody have a list of the acronyms and > abbreviations used on the piclist? I know some of them like: Here is a partial list of what you might see on the PICLIST - IRC type people will have many more :-) AFAIK as far as I know ASAP as soon as possible BBS bulletin board system BTW by the way FAIK for all I know FAQ frequently asked question, or a collection thereof FOAF friend of a friend FTP file transfer protocol FUBAR f'd up beyond all recognition FWIW for what it's worth FYA for your amusement FYI for your information grin very big grin IANAL I am not a lawyer (as a disclaimer) IMHO in my humble opinion IMNSHO in my not-so-humble opinion IMO in my opinion IRC internet relay chat LOL laughing out loud MYOB mind your own business (also a popular accounting package in Oz ) NHOH never heard of him (or, her) OBTW oh, by the way OTT over the top ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing (sometimes ROFL) RTFM read the f'ing manual SASE self addressed stamped envelope SNAFU situation normal, all f'd up TANSTAAFL there ain't no such thing as a free lunch TIA thanks in advance (sometimes aTdHvAaNnKcSe) TNX thanks (sometimes thx) (tnx 1e6 - thanks a million) TTFN ta ta for now WRT with respect to, with regard to WWW world-wide web YMMV your mileage may vary -- Clyde Smith-Stubbs | HI-TECH Software Email: clyde@htsoft.com | Phone Fax WWW: http://www.htsoft.com/ | USA: (408) 490 2885 (408) 490 2885 PGP: finger clyde@htsoft.com | AUS: +61 7 3354 2411 +61 7 3354 2422 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANSI C for the PIC! Now shipping! See www.htsoft.com for more info.