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Re: LYNX-DEV Some things I'd like in the next Lynx package.
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Wayne Buttles |
Subject: |
Re: LYNX-DEV Some things I'd like in the next Lynx package. |
Date: |
Tue, 11 Mar 1997 10:53:07 -0500 (EST) |
On Tue, 11 Mar 1997, Brian Tillman, x8425 wrote:
> Wayne Buttles (address@hidden) writes:
>
> >How about a 6 month update nag in Lynx itself with a -no_nag switch.
>
> Lord, no! There are often valid reasons why updating impractical, even if
> the
> sysadmin is perfectly willing. A nag would make Lynx _way_ too much like PC
> junkware.
PC junkware nags because you didn't pay for it. This is just a gentle
reminder that the copy you are using is getting on in age. And it could
be tied to the date of the binary so a simple touch could disable it for
another 6 months.
Wayne
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