Amhuxa.343 net.misc utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!duke!chico!harpo!npois!houxi!ihnss!eagle!mhuxa!presley Thu Feb 18 21:45:12 1982 daemon etymology daemon and demon both derive from the Greek daimon. one of the meanings for daemon is a guardian spirit. demon is evil, daemon is not. See your favorite dictionary. Joe Presley ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.