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Re: OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??
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Charles Kerr |
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Re: OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post?? |
Date: |
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:24:22 -0800 |
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Mutt/1.3.20i |
On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 11:57:32AM -0800, Eric Ortega quoted:
> And ed doesn't waste space on my Timex Sinclair. Just look:
>
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 24 Oct 29 1929 /bin/ed
> -rwxr-xr-t 4 root 1310720 Jan 1 1970 /usr/ucb/vi
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root 5.89824e37 Oct 22 1990 /usr/bin/emacs
>
> Of course, on the system *I* administrate, vi is symlinked to ed.
> Emacs has been replaced by a shell script which 1) Generates a syslog
> message at level LOG_EMERG; 2) reduces the user's disk quota by 100K;
> and 3) RUNS ED!!!!!!
>
> "Ed is the standard text editor."
>
> Let's look at a typical novice's session with the mighty ed:
>
> golem$ ed
>
> ?
> help
> ?
> ?
> ?
> quit
> ?
> exit
> ?
> bye
> ?
> hello?
> ?
> eat flaming death
> ?
> ^C
> ?
> ^C
> ?
> ^D
> ?
>
> ---
> Note the consistent user interface and error reportage. Ed is
> generous enough to flag errors, yet prudent enough not to overwhelm
> the novice with verbosity.
ROTFL! You just made my day.
cheers,
Charles
- [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Beartooth, 2002/12/09
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Jim Henderson, 2002/12/09
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Duncan, 2002/12/09
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Beartooth, 2002/12/10
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom, 2002/12/10
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Beartooth, 2002/12/11
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Duncan, 2002/12/12
- OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Eric Ortega, 2002/12/12
- Re: OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??,
Charles Kerr <=
- Re: OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Eric Ortega, 2002/12/12
- Re: OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Duncan, 2002/12/13
- Re: OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Eric Ortega, 2002/12/13
- Re: OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Brian Morrison, 2002/12/13
- Re: OT: Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Eric Ortega, 2002/12/13
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom, 2002/12/13
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Eric Ortega, 2002/12/13
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Duncan, 2002/12/13
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, Eric Ortega, 2002/12/16
- Re: [Pan-users] Click on URL in a post??, John J. LeMay Jr., 2002/12/16