From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Jun 9 17:52: 2 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [192.203.228.196]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0296237B41A for ; Sun, 9 Jun 2002 17:51:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1192) id D0A6BAE2AE; Sun, 9 Jun 2002 17:51:54 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 17:51:54 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein To: tyler spivey Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: signals and applications Message-ID: <20020610005154.GE88163@elvis.mu.org> References: <20020610004426.KJAK22164.priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net@a7a42593> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020610004426.KJAK22164.priv-edtnes27.telusplanet.net@a7a42593> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG * tyler spivey [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.' Tax deductible donations for FreeBSD: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message