On Friday 28 February 2003 15:40, Paul Theodoropoulos wrote: > At 12:27 PM 02-28-2003, Jesse Guardiani wrote: > >I agree. I think someone should add this to their TODO list. I'm swamped > >though. > > > >:) Know any C, Paul? > > i can write a mean sh script, that's the extent of my coding abilities.
:) That's funny. Being a C programmer, I find SH more confusing than C most of the time. C IS a pretty difficult language to learn though. If you learn to write code with an interpreted language like Perl or SH, you'll balk at the amount of work and the mental effort it takes to do even the simplest string manipulations. (Of coarse, you'll also get an idea of the amount of processing Perl does behind the scenes) But... when it comes to speed.... C is king! And THAT, my friend, is why I chose sqwebmail for my customers. It's a little rough around the edges, but it'll serve at least twice the number of users that a similar PHP or Perl script will serve on the same machine. That's worth something in today's economy, I think. Besides, I like to code, and adding functionality to a workhorse like sqwebmail appeals to me occasionally. (When I'm not swamped with mundane administerial tasks) > > wish i did know how to code C, so i could fix whatevers broken in it that > causes the inability to download attachments when running sqwebmail under > Solaris 9. Not to mention that you'd be a more valuable employee. C code is like magic to most people. They don't see anything but jiberish. Someone who can make that jiberish do something else is worth a pretty penny. (Or so I'm told! I have yet to see my pretty pennies. :-] ) If you're interested, just pick up a "Teach yourself C in 21 days" book at your local book store. That's how I learned. > > > Paul Theodoropoulos > http://www.anastrophe.com > http://folding.stanford.edu > The Nicest Misanthrope on the Net -- Jesse Guardiani, Systems Administrator WingNET Internet Services, P.O. Box 2605 // Cleveland, TN 37320-2605 423-559-LINK (v) 423-559-5145 (f) http://www.wingnet.net We are actively looking for companies that do a lot of long distance faxing and want to cut their long distance bill by up to 50%. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info.
