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Date:      Sun, 9 Jun 2002 17:51:54 -0700
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>
To:        tyler spivey <tspivey8@telus.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: signals and applications
Message-ID:  <20020610005154.GE88163@elvis.mu.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020610004426.KJAK22164.priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net@a7a42593>
References:  <20020610004426.KJAK22164.priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net@a7a42593>

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* tyler spivey <tspivey8@telus.net> [020609 17:44] wrote:
> ok - I hope I can get an answer:
> how come (under linux)
> i can use my favourite web browser and hit ^c (interrupt)
> and it will interrupt any network application,
> but under FreeBSD there are some operations that can't be interupted and just wait there?

*sigh*

Would you be willing to field a problem report this vague?

Which web browser?  How are you inputting a ^C? etc.etc...

Applications have the option to ignore ^C, they can also futz
with the terminal settings to that ^C doesn't work properly.

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein [alfred@freebsd.org]
'Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology,"
 start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.'
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