Funny Error was Re: Worst error messages of all time.

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From: Bill Vermillion
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 1990 21:55

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Years ago, when I was just getting the hang of communications, I
typed something wrong at the keyboard and got into a remote system.

No matter what I did, it kept giving the same error.  No way out,
no combinations of breaks, escapes, etc would turn it loose.

The message - repeated after every attempt was

NVIP ON LINE

I later found out that it meant "Not Very Important Person On
Line", and that's where you were dumped if you gave the wrong
password.


-- 
Bill Vermillion - UUCP: uunet!tarpit!bilver!bill
                      : bill@bilver.UUCP

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From: bill@bilver.UUCP (Bill Vermillion)
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Subject: Funny Error was Re: Worst error messages of all time.
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Date: 25 Sep 90 21:55:10 GMT
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