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<p class=MsoNormal>How do you decide whether to use <span style='font-family:
Consolas'>erlang:error/1</span>, <span style='font-family:Consolas'>erlang:error/2</span>,
and <span style='font-family:Consolas'>exit/1</span>?  I can’t quite
grok the distinction between “when you really want to terminate the
current process” and “something rather nasty has happened that
callers are not really expected to handle.”  Please advise. 
Thank-you.</p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,</p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>David</p>

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