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From: fredex@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us (Fred Smith)
Subject: Re: login script beeps unexpectedly
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References: <62ejvl$fpk$1@eskinews.eskimo.com> <62h9lb$pbm$1@eskinews.eskimo.com> <62icqn$582$1@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu> <62m0oj$a7h$1@eskinews.eskimo.com> <62ttea$l2o$1@eskinews.eskimo.com>
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Jim Osborn (jimo@eskimo.com) wrote:
: In article <62m0oj$a7h$1@eskinews.eskimo.com>,
: Jim Osborn <jimo@eskimo.com> wrote:
: After more experimentation, I've found a workaround. I'd be curious
: what this indicates the cause is, and for pointers on how to avoid
: the root problem in the first place.
: The workaround is to leave out the echo statement when aborting the
: login process. It seems any echo statement causes a beep, even though
: no beep is indicated in the echo statement. For example:
: echo {\12\13This is really wierd!} #beeps!
Why, pray tell, are you echoing a \12 ?? It's probably your computer
complaining about the strange character code you're sending it. Try
leaving out the \12 entirely, I betcha the beep will go away.
Fred
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The eyes of the Lord are everywhere,
keeping watch on the wicked and the good.
----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) -----------------------------