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Date:      Thu, 2 Oct 1997 23:32:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Andy Pendry <andy.p@cableinet.co.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Stop sendmail echo to screen
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971002233144.26112i-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3433868E.1C50@cableinet.co.uk>

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On Thu, 2 Oct 1997, Andy Pendry wrote:

> I use uemacs to edit files on my freeBSD 2.1.5 mail server.
> 
> When editing files, sendmail and popper displays any email activity an
> ruins my editing session.
> 
> How can I stop it being verbose, and is there a better editor available
> for freeBSD?

Some shells will announce mail, as well as the program ``biff''.
Discontinue use of the programs and hopefully they will shut up.

> I usually telnet into the freeBSD box from a Mac, and I can't get the
> keyboard mapped correctly to include F keys etc. Any advice?

Use a better Mac telnet client?  Even NCSA Telnet I can crash reliably
with pine.  Try doing `;tt' from the Index screen -- instant lockup.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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