At 03:06 PM 9/5/99 , Andrew Brown wrote:
>since i've not seen any mention of it on this and i think it's
>important for people to know...
>
>    STEVENS, W. Richard, noted author of computer books died on
>    September 1.  He is best known for his ``UNIX Network Programming''
>    series (1990, 1998, 1999), ``Advanced Programming in the UNIX
>    Environment'' (1992), and ``TCP/IP Illustrated'' series (1994,
>    1995, 1996).
>
>http://www.bigdealclassifieds.com/classified/plsql/classlevel3_step?wClass=0002&wPubdate=Friday&wRowstart=1&wLessOrMore=

Damn!  Richard was a great guy.  I co-authored a RFC with him and
helped review the latest "UNIX Network Programming".  This world
is surely a poorer place without him.


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