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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 14:46:20 -0700
From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
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Cc: Hellmuth Michaelis <hm@altona.hamburg.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: xforms maintenance tools (was Re: Tcl/Tk sysinstall)
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invalid opcode writes:
> On Thu, 29 Feb 1996, Hellmuth Michaelis wrote:
> 
> > in both character mode and under X. In case i do local systems management
> > i'll use the X version, remote i can easily use the character based one. It
> > saved (not only) us countless thousands of kilometers travelling ....
> 
> Of course, there always is that little DISPLAY variable.

Which doesn't work either securely or reliably ove rlong distances.


Nate