On Tue, May 22, 2001 at 08:19:46AM -0500, Dave Dykstra wrote:
> Yes, please submit a patch.  I'll make sure it gets in.  I would use it too.
> 

Yes, that sounds good to me too.

> Please make sure it can accept semicolons and spaces; I currently always
> modify the source to set RSYNC_NAME to "PATH=/opt/exp/bin:$PATH; rsync".
> (I realize that doesn't work for all shells but it is very rare around here
> for somebody to use a login shell that isn't compatible with bourne shell).

Would putting PATH=/opt/exp/bin;$PATH in /etc/profile fix this?  I think it's 
executed by ssh/rsh for non-interactive logins, but I'm not sure.  If it is,
I might add that to the FAQ.  (I realize you might have good reasons not to 
do it in this particular case.  I'm just curious.)

--
Martin

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