Re: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Harry Putnam
Daniel Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I guess that emacs does not rebuild out-of-date `dir' files by default. Have a look at the variable `Info-auto-generate-directory' and see what it is set to. I suspect that it will be `never'. If so, setting it to something more useful like

Re: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Daniel Pittman
On 08 Jan 2000, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daniel Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On 08 Jan 2000, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] I want to use ssh scp rsync. Do you want to use scp(1) or rsync(1) to transfer the files? They both do the same thing in the

Re: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Daniel Pittman
On 08 Jan 2000, Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] I want to use ssh scp rsync. Do you want to use scp(1) or rsync(1) to transfer the files? They both do the same thing in the end (rsync is actually no faster, as I understand it) I don't see any "ssh" on the alist and scp appears

Re: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Kai Großjohann
Harry Putnam [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The machine is about 1800 Miles away and I never have a really good connection to it but still, after several experiments it seems ange-ftp is consistently faster by something like a factor or 2. Well, maybe it is the encryption used by ssh. If the

Re: rcp.el HOWTO, was: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Kai Großjohann
"Tom Roche" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That would be great, except it'd also be nice to post a .info file for those of us without the conversion utility. (I gotta setup Cygwin, after the semester gets going), and HTML for the rest of the world. And perhaps you should setup a CVS server

Re: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Harry Putnam
Daniel Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The examples all show the syntax with the `r' in place. If there is one that has `s' anywhere, please post the file and line number (or info section) so that it can be corrected. As to examples, these are filenames that work for me using rcp

beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Harry Putnam
Wanting to use emacs in ssh mode I've downloaded the latest rcp.src. package, byte compiled loaded and now customizeing via M-x customize-group RETrcp RET It's about as clear as mud to me, if I need the whole alist of stuff that is there or what. I want to use ssh scp rsync. I don't see any

Re: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Daniel Pittman
On 09 Jan 2000, Kai Großjohann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daniel Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's well worth noting, I think, that this software is not ready for the prime time yet. It's still mostly suitable for lisp hackers and all, the rough edges still being, well, rough. Right.

Re: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Kai Großjohann
Daniel Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I hope to post an updated texi file with much better `getting started' material real soon now. Woo hoo! That would be wonderful. kai -- A large number of young women don't trust men with beards. (BFBS Radio)

rcp.el HOWTO, was: beginner stumblings

2000-02-25 Thread Tom Roche
Daniel Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/9/00 8:07:09 AM It's probably worth noting that after a long time of being busy (and a little lazy) I am going to get an update to the documentation done I hope to post an updated texi file with much better `getting started' material real soon now. That