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From: "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Audible ping response changes to ping.c
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On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Terry Lambert wrote:

> > Well, I can take the sed and sh alternatives as an indication that I 
> > should remove the -z flag from tar, but I think I'll just put the -a flag 
> > into ping.
> 
> The case for the z flag in tar is the installation media argument
> when bootstrapping a new system to run FreeBSD for the first time.
> 
> Also, the z flag runs an external compressor/decompressor.  By that
> logic, you should call an external "beep" program if you are trying to
> justify adding the flag using "the "rule of similar existing practice".

Hmmmm. :-)

Danny