Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-24 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Previously Vineet Kumar wrote: > > > So are "please" and "thank you," but it's generally considered polite. > > Also using Mail-Followup-To is standard and expected behaviour on > debian lists. That's a reasonable requirement only when Debian add

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-23 Thread Christian Surchi
On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 12:38:29PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > Also using Mail-Followup-To is standard and expected behaviour on > > debian lists. > > That's a reasonable requirement only when Debian adds support for > Mail-Followup-To in all the MUA's that it supports. Do we *support*

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-23 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Previously Vineet Kumar wrote: > > > So are "please" and "thank you," but it's generally considered polite. > > Also using Mail-Followup-To is standard and expected behaviour on > debian lists. That's a reasonable requirement only when Debian adds

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-21 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:25:36 -0600 Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:01:32PM -0800, J C Lawrence wrote: >> Mail-Followup-To is a non-standard, un-RFC documented, generally >> unsupported header. > The guy is using mutt. mutt supports M-F-T. You figure it out. Which ignores

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-21 Thread Petro
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 08:25:36PM -0800, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:01:32PM -0800, J C Lawrence wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 > > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > >> But his is hugely off topic, and I

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 22:25:36 -0600 Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:01:32PM -0800, J C Lawrence wrote: >> Mail-Followup-To is a non-standard, un-RFC documented, generally >> unsupported header. > The guy is using mutt. mutt supports M-F-T. You figure it out. Which ignore

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:01:32PM -0800, J C Lawrence wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > >> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this > >> road. > > > Could you at least honor my

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread Petro
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 08:25:36PM -0800, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:01:32PM -0800, J C Lawrence wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 > > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > >> But his is hugely off topic, and

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:01:32PM -0800, J C Lawrence wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > >> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this > >> road. > > > Could you at least honor m

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread Ricardo B
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 03:40:42PM -0800, Petro wrote: > If you use a header that is not universally supported, or even > supported by a fairly popular mail client (Mutt in this case) or > frequently used (if not popular) MTA (Exchange in this case), then > you can't really complain

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread Ricardo B
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 03:40:42PM -0800, Petro wrote: > If you use a header that is not universally supported, or even > supported by a fairly popular mail client (Mutt in this case) or > frequently used (if not popular) MTA (Exchange in this case), then > you can't really complai

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread Petro
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 01:00:58PM -0800, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * J C Lawrence ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [011120 12:04]: > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 > > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > >> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futh

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:00:58 -0800 Vineet Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * J C Lawrence ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [011120 12:04]: >> Mail-Followup-To is a non-standard, un-RFC documented, generally >> unsupported header. > So are "please" and "thank you," but it's generally considered > polite.

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread John Galt
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, J C Lawrence wrote: >On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 >Nathan E Norman wrote: > >> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: >>> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this >>> road. > >> Could you at least honor my Mail-Followup-To: header? >

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread Petro
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 01:00:58PM -0800, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * J C Lawrence ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [011120 12:04]: > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 > > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > >> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no fut

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Vineet Kumar wrote: > So are "please" and "thank you," but it's generally considered polite. Also using Mail-Followup-To is standard and expected behaviour on debian lists. Wichert. -- _ /[EMAIL PROTECTED] T

WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread Vineet Kumar
* J C Lawrence ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [011120 12:04]: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > >> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this > >> road. > > > Could you at least honor my Mail-Follo

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:00:58 -0800 Vineet Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * J C Lawrence ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [011120 12:04]: >> Mail-Followup-To is a non-standard, un-RFC documented, generally >> unsupported header. > So are "please" and "thank you," but it's generally considered > polite.

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread John Galt
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, J C Lawrence wrote: >On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 >Nathan E Norman wrote: > >> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: >>> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this >>> road. > >> Could you at least honor my Mail-Followup-To: header?

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread J C Lawrence
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: >> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this >> road. > Could you at least honor my Mail-Followup-To: header? Mail-Followup-To is a non-standard, un-RFC documen

Re: WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Vineet Kumar wrote: > So are "please" and "thank you," but it's generally considered polite. Also using Mail-Followup-To is standard and expected behaviour on debian lists. Wichert. -- _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] T

WAY OT (Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files))

2001-11-20 Thread Vineet Kumar
* J C Lawrence ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [011120 12:04]: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 > Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > >> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this > >> road. > > > Could you at least honor my Mail-Foll

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread J C Lawrence
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:57:05 -0600 Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: >> But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this >> road. > Could you at least honor my Mail-Followup-To: header? Mail-Followup-To is a non-standard, un-RFC docume

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-20 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 07:57:05PM -0800, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this road. > > Could you at least honor my Mail-Followup-To: header? I would have if I saw it. Mutt d

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 07:57:05PM -0800, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this road. > > Could you at least honor my Mail-Followup-To: header? I would have if I saw it. Mutt

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this road. Could you at least honor my Mail-Followup-To: header? Thanks, -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a p

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:26:50PM -0800, Petro wrote: > But his is hugely off topic, and I'll go no futher down this road. Could you at least honor my Mail-Followup-To: header? Thanks, -- Nathan Norman - Staff Engineer | A good plan today is better Micromuse Ltd. | than a

RE: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Howland, Curtis
>From: John Galt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >delete. You're missing a large point here: root doesn't have to have RWX >access on everything to be able to do their job, -WX may do the trick. So, root does not need total file access in order to do some subset of functions which you, or the NSA, co

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 02:14:54PM -0800, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 01:47:40PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > > enviroments and applications to figure out what it takes to make a > > > system really consistent and usable for you. Even if you pick some > > > things that aren't qui

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Mike Renfro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 04:14:54PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > Install Netscape 4.x, 6.x, Mozilla, and IE on a windows box. > > Good luck expecting the same key strokes to do the same thing in each > application. Just tried this (except for Netscape 6.x) -- and at least Ctrl-F, Ctrl-A, Ctrl-

RE: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Howland, Curtis
>From: John Galt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >delete. You're missing a large point here: root doesn't have to have RWX >access on everything to be able to do their job, -WX may do the trick. So, root does not need total file access in order to do some subset of functions which you, or the NSA, c

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 01:47:40PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > enviroments and applications to figure out what it takes to make a > > system really consistent and usable for you. Even if you pick some > > things that aren't quite finished as part of your enviroment, if they > > are part of an activ

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 12:46:21PM -0800, James Hamilton wrote: > My Gnome/X/Debian GNU/Linux Desktop is much "slicker" than > anything I have ever been able to do with Windows. The Gnome > apps have a fairly consistent interface as well. There is a steeper and > longer learning curve to learn h

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 02:14:54PM -0800, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 01:47:40PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > > enviroments and applications to figure out what it takes to make a > > > system really consistent and usable for you. Even if you pick some > > > things that aren't qu

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Mike Renfro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 04:14:54PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > Install Netscape 4.x, 6.x, Mozilla, and IE on a windows box. > > Good luck expecting the same key strokes to do the same thing in each > application. Just tried this (except for Netscape 6.x) -- and at least Ctrl-F, Ctrl-A, Ctrl

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread James Hamilton
My Gnome/X/Debian GNU/Linux Desktop is much "slicker" than anything I have ever been able to do with Windows. The Gnome apps have a fairly consistent interface as well. There is a steeper and longer learning curve to learn how to really use X and Unix, but I would say that is an asset for member

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Martin Christensen
> "Petro" == Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I am just dying to find out why this is so. I find the unices I >> work with to be much more usable than any incarnation of >> Windows. So what exactly do you put into 'usability'? Petro> Consistency of UI, availibility and integration of

Re: Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread ralphtheraccoon
Hi, > >Root Is God. This is a multi-user, full-time, "networked" device. Root > >bears the responsibility of everything that happens to that machine. > >They are answerable to everyone, not just one user. > > No, root had best not be god. NSA Rainbow book pretty much states that > for C systems t

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 12:30:34AM -0800, Martin Christensen wrote: > > "Petro" == Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Petro> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:24:05AM +0900, Howland, Curtis > Petro> wrote: > >> ps: From a personal perspective, I think Linux is about where > >> Windows 3.0 was. This

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 01:47:40PM -0800, Petro wrote: > > enviroments and applications to figure out what it takes to make a > > system really consistent and usable for you. Even if you pick some > > things that aren't quite finished as part of your enviroment, if they > > are part of an acti

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 12:46:21PM -0800, James Hamilton wrote: > My Gnome/X/Debian GNU/Linux Desktop is much "slicker" than > anything I have ever been able to do with Windows. The Gnome > apps have a fairly consistent interface as well. There is a steeper and > longer learning curve to learn

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread John Galt
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Howland, Curtis wrote: >To be blunt, I don't think one can entirely protect ones self from root, >nor do I believe it's an "All Good" idea. > >Root Is God. This is a multi-user, full-time, "networked" device. Root >bears the responsibility of everything that happens to that ma

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread James Hamilton
My Gnome/X/Debian GNU/Linux Desktop is much "slicker" than anything I have ever been able to do with Windows. The Gnome apps have a fairly consistent interface as well. There is a steeper and longer learning curve to learn how to really use X and Unix, but I would say that is an asset for membe

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Martin Christensen
> "Petro" == Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I am just dying to find out why this is so. I find the unices I >> work with to be much more usable than any incarnation of >> Windows. So what exactly do you put into 'usability'? Petro> Consistency of UI, availibility and integration of

Re: Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread ralphtheraccoon
Hi, > >Root Is God. This is a multi-user, full-time, "networked" device. Root > >bears the responsibility of everything that happens to that machine. > >They are answerable to everyone, not just one user. > > No, root had best not be god. NSA Rainbow book pretty much states that > for C systems

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 12:30:34AM -0800, Martin Christensen wrote: > > "Petro" == Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Petro> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:24:05AM +0900, Howland, Curtis > Petro> wrote: > >> ps: From a personal perspective, I think Linux is about where > >> Windows 3.0 was. This

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Paul Tansom
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 09:30:34AM +0100, Martin Christensen typed out the following... > > "Petro" == Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Petro> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:24:05AM +0900, Howland, Curtis > Petro> wrote: > >> ps: From a personal perspective, I think Linux is about where > >> W

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread John Galt
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Howland, Curtis wrote: >To be blunt, I don't think one can entirely protect ones self from root, >nor do I believe it's an "All Good" idea. > >Root Is God. This is a multi-user, full-time, "networked" device. Root >bears the responsibility of everything that happens to that m

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Martin Christensen
> "Petro" == Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Petro> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:24:05AM +0900, Howland, Curtis Petro> wrote: >> ps: From a personal perspective, I think Linux is about where >> Windows 3.0 was. This is not a troll, just a usability thing. Petro> No, it's about where win3.1

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Paul Tansom
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 09:30:34AM +0100, Martin Christensen typed out the following... > > "Petro" == Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Petro> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:24:05AM +0900, Howland, Curtis > Petro> wrote: > >> ps: From a personal perspective, I think Linux is about where > >> W

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-19 Thread Martin Christensen
> "Petro" == Petro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Petro> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:24:05AM +0900, Howland, Curtis Petro> wrote: >> ps: From a personal perspective, I think Linux is about where >> Windows 3.0 was. This is not a troll, just a usability thing. Petro> No, it's about where win3.

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-18 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:24:05AM +0900, Howland, Curtis wrote: > ps: From a personal perspective, I think Linux is about where Windows > 3.0 was. This is not a troll, just a usability thing. No, it's about where win3.11 was in a lot of ways. Modulo the stability &&etc. -- Share and En

In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-18 Thread Howland, Curtis
To be blunt, I don't think one can entirely protect ones self from root, nor do I believe it's an "All Good" idea. Root Is God. This is a multi-user, full-time, "networked" device. Root bears the responsibility of everything that happens to that machine. They are answerable to everyone, not just o

Re: In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-18 Thread Petro
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:24:05AM +0900, Howland, Curtis wrote: > ps: From a personal perspective, I think Linux is about where Windows > 3.0 was. This is not a troll, just a usability thing. No, it's about where win3.11 was in a lot of ways. Modulo the stability &&etc. -- Share and E

In Praise of Dos (RE: Mutt & tmp files)

2001-11-18 Thread Howland, Curtis
To be blunt, I don't think one can entirely protect ones self from root, nor do I believe it's an "All Good" idea. Root Is God. This is a multi-user, full-time, "networked" device. Root bears the responsibility of everything that happens to that machine. They are answerable to everyone, not just