Hey Alan!

Jun 15 18:52 06, Alan Ianson wrote to Maurice Kinal:

 AI> Just to get the user name so it can keep score.

I would suspect mbse or if not then /usr/bin/env ought to know who.

 AI> Yep, it only needs the user name, could probably pass that on the 
 AI> command
 AI> line just as easily.

A script could output it.

 MK>> DOS-think.  Tsk, tsk.  Shame on you!!!

 AI> Waht can I say? Old habits die hard.. ;)

Not really but okay I'll pretend in this case.

 MK>> Sounds to me like you're talking yourself into a job.

 AI> I've done it before, and given the chance I'd do it again..

No complaints about that from this direction.

 MK>> with it, turn it over to gcc and let it chew on it for awhile.

 AI> This part sounds intersting, a little more complicated I think but 
 AI> may
 AI> yield good results.

Offhand I am thinking it would be less complicated, especially the
debugging part, and it would give me a chance to play with Arena which I am
planning to do anyhow.  Something like this would be a excellent project
for such a scheme.

 AI> A couple of the nodes were looking for you and wondering what was up. 
 AI> I
 AI> never said anything since I had no idea.

Really?  I am still here albiet in a slightly altered state from before. 
Same location though.  Tell them to drop me a netmail if they're concerned.
 I am curious.

Life is good,
Maurice

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