[2344] in SIPB bug reports
xrn .xrnlock message
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan I. Kamens)
Sun Dec 15 15:11:26 1991
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 91 15:10:51 -0500
From: "Jonathan I. Kamens" <jik@pit-manager.MIT.EDU>
To: marc@MIT.EDU
Cc: bug-sipb@Athena.MIT.EDU, jefft@Athena.MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Marc Horowitz's message of Sun, 15 Dec 91 09:38:41 EST <9112151438.AA27413@portnoy.MIT.EDU>
Reply-To: Marc Horowitz <marc@MIT.EDU>
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Date: Sun, 15 Dec 91 09:38:41 EST
From: Marc Horowitz <marc@Athena.MIT.EDU>
How about "rm /mit/jik/.xrnlock"? That's not athena-specific, and it
is what you want.
Xrn is not a UNIX-only program. It runs under VMS too.
Furthermore, if a user doesn't know what to do when he sees a message
telling him to remove a file, it would be a Good Thing for him to ask
and learn. I think it's irresponsible to tell someone to type "rm
filename" without explaining what the "rm" command does.
Moral: It's a judgment call, and I like the message the way it is, and
I maintain the program for the SIPB. Q.E.D. :-)
jik
