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- From: 2760carpente@vms.csd.mu.edu (METALLICA)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
- Subject: Really stupid questions
- Date: 18 Dec 1992 03:48:38 GMT
- Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
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- Message-ID: <009653DD.EFDB4180@vms.csd.mu.edu>
- Reply-To: 2760carpente@vms.csd.mu.edu
- NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsa.csd.mu.edu
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- I have a few really stupid questions. Feel free to laugh at me, but I would
- really appericiate it if someone could take the time to answer my question.
- I spent 4 years working with VMS and DOS/WIN3 but now I want learn about UNIX.
- I have seen the errors of my way....
- 1) I have a file .plan in my root dir. How do I set it up to display everytime
- somebody fingers me.
- 2) How do I set up my .sig file to append to all my messages? What mailer is
- better: elm or vanilla mail
- 3) Which shell is better? I am currently using /bin/csh, but people keep
- telling me that I should use the Bourne shell. /bin/sh
- 4) Is the faq for this group at pit-manager.mit.edu?
-
- Thank you....
- It did say comp.unix.questions??????
-
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- \ / | \ | Vinny Carpenter | It takes a big man to
- \ / | \ | Marquette University | cry. It takes an even
- / | | \ | 2760carpente@vms.csd.mu.edu| bigger man to laugh at
- / | | | vcarpent@nyx.cs.du.edu | that man -Jack Handey
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