Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site frog.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!frog!john From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Abuse of the Net Message-ID: <217@frog.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 13:15:07 EDT Article-I.D.: frog.217 Posted: Wed Jul 3 13:15:07 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 06:28:41 EDT References: <146@epicen.UUCP> <988@mnetor.UUCP> <230@luke.UUCP> <6099@ucla-cs.ARPA> <208@frog.UUCP> <2112@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA Lines: 24 > In article <208@frog.UUCP> john@frog.UUCP (John Woods) writes: > >>> >Because I consistently mistype the "tr" line, here is the C program I > >use to read Scott's articles: > Instead of a 16 line solution, how about a 1 line solution? If you are > running rn 4.3, add the following line or a reasonable facsimile to your > .rnmac file: > @x | tr g-la-fs-xm-rzyG-LA-FS-XM-RZY a-zA-Z | more^J > Then you just type @x and away you go. > Larry Wall > {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdcsvax}!sdcrdcf!lwall If I am not running rn 4.3, though... However, your shell line is not equal to my program. My program was equal to the .rnmac line: @x | tr g-la-fs-xm-rzyG-LA-FS-XM-RZY a-zA-Z > /dev/null I didn't have a putchar() anywhere in there... That's what I get for attempting subtlety, I guess. -- John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101 ...!decvax!frog!john, ...!mit-eddie!jfw, jfw%mit-ccc@MIT-XX.ARPA This has been a public disservice announcement.