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From: mike@turing.unm.edu (Michael I. Bushnell)
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Subject: Re: suggestions for manual-entry
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Date: Mon, 6-Jul-87 16:29:30 EDT
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In article <13143@topaz.rutgers.edu> gaynor@topaz.rutgers.edu (Silver) writes:
>
>There are a couple of things about the manual-entry function that I
>would change if I had a say...
>

Add: Use the rman protocol.  In fact, add compile time options (or
maybe runtime) to select the use of rman protocol, nntp, etc.  It sure
would be nice to use nifty emacs features like these, but on a machine
without local manuals and news, I have to resort to rn and man.


					Michael I. Bushnell
					a/k/a Bach II
					mike@turing.UNM.EDU
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