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popcorn
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response 25 of 42:
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Jul 29 05:01 UTC 1995 |
This response has been erased.
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rcurl
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response 26 of 42:
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Jul 29 05:36 UTC 1995 |
Thank you for #24 - I saw allusions to this, but didn't know the full
story.
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arianna
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response 27 of 42:
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Sep 3 14:43 UTC 1996 |
Why does it have to be a !write(chat) help anyway? Why not !tel help? ('Tis
what *I* usually use, but then, I'm not a big fan of !writing....)
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robh
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response 28 of 42:
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Sep 3 15:24 UTC 1996 |
Telegram to helper robh on ttyh5 at 11:03...
How do I change my shell to menu?
Telegram from robh on ttyh5 at 11:03...
Which shell do you have now?
Telegram to helper ajax on ttyh2 at 11:04...
I have the Lynx shell.
Telegram from ajax on ttyh2 at 11:04...
Um, okay, why are you telling me this?
Telegram to helper popcorn on ttyh7 at 11:04...
Because you asked me!
Telegram from popcorn on ttyh7 at 11:05...
Sorry, I asked you what?
Telegram from robh on ttyh5 at 11:05...
Are you still there? Do you know what shell you use?
Telegram to helper ryan1 on ttyp5 at 11:05...
Help! I don't know what to do!
(and so on)
Remember that every helper is selected randomly *every* time "write help"
is run. We could theoretically set things up so that each "tel help"
went to the same person, but that would be quite a programming chore.
Easier to make people use write.
(And I know you're thinking "But can't the just 'tel robh' instead of
'tel help' the second time? Sure they can. Do you think every
help-seeker is going to know how to do that? I betcha a few of them
won't have any idea.)
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janc
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response 29 of 42:
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Sep 3 17:12 UTC 1996 |
Interesting and amusing. I'll put a fix for this onto my Todo list.
If you are writing help, and the last person you wrote was a helper, then
prefer that helper.
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arianna
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response 30 of 42:
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Sep 3 18:40 UTC 1996 |
*eep* Jan, do you care that I teled you for help instead of writing??
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janc
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response 31 of 42:
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Sep 3 23:41 UTC 1996 |
Not especially. But if you send a second tel, make sure you "tel janc"
instead of doing another "tel help".
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davel
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response 32 of 42:
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Sep 4 13:03 UTC 1996 |
Rob, they *can't* do "tel davel" the second time ... not & get through, that
is. I usually have my helper perms on but all others off.
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robh
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response 33 of 42:
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Sep 4 14:11 UTC 1996 |
Yes they can, if they get the request in within four minutes
of your response. Even if your perms are turned off. (Thanks
to popcorn for showing me this.)
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popcorn
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response 34 of 42:
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Sep 4 17:45 UTC 1996 |
This response has been erased.
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arianna
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response 35 of 42:
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Sep 4 18:30 UTC 1996 |
re 31: Yep, that's what I did. (= (tel janc that is.)
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davel
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response 36 of 42:
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Sep 5 13:50 UTC 1996 |
Hmph.
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tooshort
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response 37 of 42:
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Aug 2 22:12 UTC 1999 |
Is BitchX allowed?
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kaplan
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response 38 of 42:
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Aug 6 02:50 UTC 1999 |
If BitchX is an IRC client, then at least in theory, grex members (that is
people who pay $6 per month or $60 per year) should be able to run it. If
it's a bot or a server, then no, it will not run on grex.
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jshafer
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response 39 of 42:
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Aug 7 08:47 UTC 1999 |
BitchX is a command line interface (CLI) IRC client. (As opposed to a
GUI IRC client, that would require X.) I haven't successfully used it,
as my FreeBSD box isn't online at the moment, but it should run on grex.
Assuming, of course, that the person attempting to use it is a member...
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janc
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response 40 of 42:
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Sep 11 01:34 UTC 1999 |
If any member told us that they'd like to use BitchX on Grex, we'd
happily install it. It won't work for non-members, as the thousands who
have tried to bring it over here have found out.
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jhudson
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response 41 of 42:
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May 10 22:49 UTC 2001 |
Well, I am a new helper here. I know much about UNIX, but little about
whatever else runs here. I do speak some spanish, which helped when
someone did write help.
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jaklumen
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response 42 of 42:
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Jun 14 01:26 UTC 2002 |
I'm moderately knowledgable about elm, Pine (which I refer new users
to, I think it's the most user friendly), party, telnet, some
Picospan, and Backtalk. I can translate some for Spanish-speaking
users.
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