On Tue, Apr 06, 1999 at 09:06:09PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: > Well, one guy came up with a great situation. "What if..." What if I > were on a machine that had no compiler, had no net access, no floppy drive, > had no other editors or things which could be used *as* editors (sed & ed > come to mind) but did have vi. How would I then edit files? I declared the > machine unusable as it was obviously so archaic and/or esoteric that it is > beyond and reasonable need of mine and I would promptly turn it off and find > a real machine.
It must be nice to live in a world where you can just walk away if your favourite tools aren't available. Unfortunately, most of us don't. > "What if..." What if both FTP and HTTP are unavailable. In such a > situation, you've got problems more than email because if those two *basic* > and *standard* protocols aren't available then your network is, in a word, > fucked. Not at all. You've heard of UUCP, I assume? > then welcome. That is why I am so vehemently opposed to anyone using email > for large attachments. That is why I say that as the size of the attachment The commercial world is a far more practical place. You can't take a stand on large email attachments for philosophical reasons. Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3TYD. CCs of replies from mailing lists are welcome.
