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Pnews and \c

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (timkwan@MIT.EDU)
Mon Sep 12 18:22:34 1994

From: timkwan@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 1994 18:20:52 -0400
To: bug-sipb@MIT.EDU


This is what I got when I run Pnews on the Sun:

[m4-167-1] ~: Pnews

Newsgroup(s): \c
mit.bboard

Your local distribution prefixes are:
    Local organization: athena
    Organization:       mit
    State:  
    Multi-State Area:   ne
    Country:            usa
    Continent:          na
    Everywhere:         <null> (not "world")

Distribution (): \c
mit

Title/Subject: \c
USED "Introduction to the Music of India" wanted

This program posts news to machines throughout the organization.
Are you absolutely sure that you want to do this? [ny] \c
y

Prepared file to include [none]: \c

Waiting for Emacs...



Question:  Why the '\c' at the end of each prompt???

-Tim

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