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- From: ns14@crux3.crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Nathan Otto Siemers)
- Subject: Re: Really stupid questions
- In-Reply-To: 2760carpente@vms.csd.mu.edu's message of 18 Dec 1992 03:48:38 GMT
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- Date: 18 Dec 92 02:44:23
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- >>>>> On 18 Dec 1992 03:48:38 GMT, 2760carpente@vms.csd.mu.edu
- MET> (METALLICA) said: NNTP-Posting-Host: vmsa.csd.mu.edu
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- MET> I have a few really stupid questions. Feel free to laugh at me,
- MET> but I would really appericiate it if someone could take the time
- MET> to answer my question. I spent 4 years working with VMS and
- MET> DOS/WIN3 but now I want learn about UNIX. I have seen the
- MET> errors of my way.... 1) I have a file .plan in my root dir.
- MET> How do I set it up to display everytime somebody fingers me. 2)
- MET> How do I set up my .sig file to append to all my messages? What
- MET> mailer is better: elm or vanilla mail 3) Which shell is better?
- MET> I am currently using /bin/csh, but people keep telling me that I
- MET> should use the Bourne shell. /bin/sh 4) Is the faq for this
- MET> group at pit-manager.mit.edu?
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- 1. answered better than I could already
- 2. Elm Elm Elm Elm will do it all for you
- 3. I do like tcsh for an interactive shell. nothing is more
- efficient, especially if you are familiar with emacs cursor commands.
- 4. yes
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