Jim Fleming writes:
>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

>I have posted this to comp.std.c++ just in case some of it sinks
>into the heads of the people working to finish the C++ standard
>after 15 years of trying to design a language to match their compilers.

>Also, somone send me a batch of @ signs from Finland, I thought that
>I would use some here. They said the key is Alt-.

[... lots of meaningless drivel elided ...]

He also writes:
>Evidently some countries are having a shortage of @ signs. Because
>this symbol does not appear on the keyboards in some countries, they
>have no easy way to generate them to replenish their stock.

[... more meaningless drivel elided ...]


This kind of crap (or should I say cr@p) is precisely why this group
should be moderated.  Cay Horstman's suggestion to this group a few
days ago is timely and appropriate.

Bob