[19733] in Athena Bugs
linux 8.4.25: weather
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Tibbetts)
Sat Sep 1 10:37:01 2001
Message-Id: <200109011436.KAA12955@isle-of-skye.mit.edu>
To: bugs@MIT.EDU
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2001 10:36:59 -0400
From: Richard Tibbetts <tibbetts@MIT.EDU>
System name: isle-of-skye.mit.edu
Type and version: i686 8.4.25 (with mkserv)
Display type: XFree86 3.3.6 Mach64
Shell: /bin/athena/bash
Window manager: twm/sawfish
What were you trying to do?
run the weather command.
What's wrong:
It didn't work until I add -f'd the weather locker.
tibbetts@isle-of-skye:~$ add weather
tibbetts@isle-of-skye:~$ weather
failed to telnet to weather server
tibbetts@isle-of-skye:~$ add -f weather
tibbetts@isle-of-skye:~$ weather bos
Conditions at KBOS on 9/1/2001 at 8:54 AM EDT (13:54 GMT)
Weather: Mostly Cloudy
Temp: 74 F (23.3 C)
Humidity: 73% Dewpoint: 65 F (18.3 C)
Visibility: 10 mi
Barometer: 29.73 inHg
Wind: NW 20 mph
tibbetts@isle-of-skye:~$
What should have happened:
It should have worked.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
You should probably just remove the /usr/bin/weather command from
redhat systems.
tibbetts