chute@dartvax.UUCP (Christopher Chute) (08/09/85)
I have noticed, and will soon (if I ever get a sizable statistical package)
sorely miss, any semblance of a batch utility on the UNIX PC 7300. Specifically
there is no ``at'' command. The calendar reminder service would be of great
utility as well. I dropped a follow-up note to this effect in net.sources
(naughty me, I was severely and appropriately flamed). Several more kind
responders did mention that at and calendar, to the best of their knowledge,
are indeed standard System V utilities (lest we lapse into 7 vs V wars).
Some responses questioned my allegation that the 7300 ran "true" System V at
all (whatever that may be).
Some questions then:
1) Is the UNIX PC truely running System V?
2) If so, where are at and calendar (I'll let troff slide even though the
documentation says it's there, it ain't)?
3) Lacking these, how does one schedule future jobs (please don't suggest I
just edit crontab and then sed out the entry, I just a dumb doc)?
4) While I'm at it, how do I make mail not scroll the current letter off the
screen after a n command (it seems easier just to more the /usr/spool/mail
file, rather bush really)? Is it possible to issue a reply to sender
command as in ucb/Mail?
5) What is truth?
Cheers,
Chris Chute MD, Dartmouth Medical School
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