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From: Mikael Karpberg <karpen@ocean.campus.luth.se>
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Subject: Re: Audible ping response changes to ping.c
To: danny@panda.hilink.com.au (Daniel O'Callaghan)
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 08:20:35 +0100 (MET)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970207111513.427L-100000@panda.hilink.com.au> from Daniel O'Callaghan at "Feb 7, 97 11:17:31 am"
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According to Daniel O'Callaghan:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> > > > 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. :-)
> > 
> > 
> > Here is a revised version that transparently provides a "-a" option
> > to the real ping command without adding it to the real ping command:
> 
> Thanks, Terry, are you going to submit a man page?

Ok, so it's a nice idea to build functionality from small bits, but
this is ridiculous! :-) We're talking excanging about three lines of
C code with a big script. This is just a way too small change not to
be well jusified to go into ping as an option. The latest patch for ping
seemed just fine, although I'd think '-b' would be more logical.
You think "Hmm... now, what option was it that ping beep? Hmm..." and try
"-b". You don't think "What made ping audiable?". :-P

...IMHO.

   /Mikael