kannan@oar.net (Kannan Varadhan) (04/24/91)
I am not sure if there is a later version than 6.4, but since I just got
it off tut.cis.ohio-state.edu, and installed it, I thought I'd mention
some problems here...
1. `set asksub' does not force asking the user for a subject when
invoked directly from the commandline, as
% mush luser
The fix is a one-liner as...
===================================================================
RCS file: RCS/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -r1.1 main.c
158c158
< if (do_set(set_options, "ask"))
---
> if (do_set(set_options, "ask") || do_set(set_options, "asksub"))
2. This doesn't qualify directly as a bug, but...
Unless either "ask" or "asksub" is set, mush will put a 'Subject: <empty>'
line on the tty, and continue blissfully onward, much to the chagrin of
the lay user.
3. mush checks for new mail, even when the user is in the midst of
composing a message....more chagrin.
4. More as a feature request, could there be a settable variable,
say, `check_new_mail', which is by default turned on, but, when turned
off, will not check for, and display new mail status until the user
exits mush?
Kannan
--
Kannan Varadhan, Internet Engineer (OARnet), +1 614 292 4137
Ohio Supercomputer Center, 1224, Kinnear Rd., Columbus, OH 43212rock@warp.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill Petro) (04/24/91)
kannan@oar.net (Kannan Varadhan) writes: >4. More as a feature request, could there be a settable variable, >say, `check_new_mail', which is by default turned on, but, when turned >off, will not check for, and display new mail status until the user >exits mush? Sounds like part of this would be achieved by "set quiet newmail" found in the man page: quiet (Boolean/Multivalued) This variable tells Mush to be quiet in various circumstances. If set, but not to any values, the currently running version of Mush is not printed on startup. Otherwise, quiet may be set to one or more words separated by spaces or commas. Currently recognized words are: autosign Suppress messages when appending signature. await Suppress await's bell for new mail. complete Suppress word completion error bells. fkey Suppress warnings about unset function keys. fortune Suppress messages when appending fortune. iconlabel Suppress showing message count as icon label. newmail Suppress new mail notification messages. pick Suppress descriptions of pick searches. startup Suppress the startup message. tool Suppress tool mode bell for new mail. Error conditions for signatures and fortunes are still reported. See the variables autosign, complete, and fortune for more details. The newmail setting does not prevent automatic inclusion of new mail, it only suppresses the announcement of its arrival, including tool mode bells. The fkey setting applies only to tool mode. -- Bill Petro {decwrl,hplabs,ucbvax}!sun!Eng!rock "UNIX for the sake of the kingdom of heaven" Matthew 19:12