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  1. Article: 13389 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  2. Path: newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu!panix!not-for-mail
  3. From: dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs)
  4. Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
  5. Subject: Re: set retry-limit 5  ;  show retry-limit ==> NO_CAN_DO!
  6. Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 20:49:03 +0000 (UTC)
  7. Organization: Public Access Networks Corp.
  8. Lines: 35
  9. Message-ID: <ad0qfv$6gh$1@reader1.panix.com>
  10. References: <acvc8n$7ht$1@panix3.panix.com> <acvven$6o5$1@watsol.cc.columbia.edu>
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  14. NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 20:49:03 +0000 (UTC)
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  16. Originator: dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs)
  17. Xref: newsmaster.cc.columbia.edu comp.protocols.kermit.misc:13389
  18.  
  19. In article <acvven$6o5$1@watsol.cc.columbia.edu>,
  20. Frank da Cruz <fdc@columbia.edu> wrote:
  21. >In article <acvc8n$7ht$1@panix3.panix.com>,
  22. >David Combs <dkcombs@panix.com> wrote:
  23. >: 
  24. >: set retry-limit 5  ;  show retry-limit ==> NO_CAN_DO!
  25. >:
  26. >SET RETRY-LIMIT 5 is a valid command.
  27. >
  28. >SHOW RETRY-LIMIT is not a valid command.
  29. >
  30. >There is not a SHOW for every SET.  SHOW's are grouped by category;
  31. >in this case SHOW PROTOCOL.
  32.  
  33.  
  34. Thanks!
  35.  
  36. SUGGESTION:  As a casual user, how would I have
  37. known that?  "show retry-limit" would *seem*
  38. to be the obvious thing to do -- just
  39. as obvious, I suppose, as (when using products
  40. that run under M$) expecting "F1" to give
  41. help.
  42.  
  43. Perhaps as a way of (a) helping and also (b)
  44. teaching the user, *if* he types 
  45.     show retry-limit
  46. then reply back:
  47.    please do "show protocol".
  48.  
  49. Comments?
  50.  
  51. David
  52.  
  53.  
  54.