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Xref: sserve comp.unix.user-friendly:2869 comp.unix.solaris:22766 comp.unix.programmer:19967 comp.unix.misc:13855 comp.unix.aux:15480 comp.unix.bsd:14866 comp.unix.aix:43959 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!max.cecer.army.mil!mckeown From: mckeown@cecer.army.mil (John Mckeown) Newsgroups: comp.unix.user-friendly,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.programmer,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.aux,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: Shell Wars (Was: Re: xargs and alias commands) Date: 8 Sep 1994 18:10:16 GMT Organization: US Army Corps of Engineers - CERL Lines: 32 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <34nk28$3fa@max.cecer.army.mil> References: <33af70$8rd@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <33e3kt$i1i@wombat.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <CHRISB.94Aug29144419@wombat.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <34022k$4lu@news.cerf.net> <CHRISB.94Sep2111736@wombat.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <mrg.778672248@dynamo> <CHRISB.94Sep5125336@wombat.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <mrg.778904672@dynamo> <CHRISB.94Sep8145439@wombat.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <3616@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: tyche.cecer.army.mil Mr. Jagielski, We regret to inform you that as of 09 Sep 94, your network access will be revoked. You have violated Regulation #003-A2-82105, which states "No person or persons shall attempt, successfully or unsuccessfully, to bring reason, logic, or sanity into any discussion pertaining or relating to users' choice of operating system, windowing system, editor, or shell, or any topic related or similar to the aforementioned." A post from a login for which you are the primary point of contact (jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov) dated 08 Sep 94 stated: >Seems to me that the best shell for a person is the shell that does most >of what that person wants... >If people use and are comfortable with tcsh or bash or ksh, well, that's >all that matters. This post has been judged to fall within the intended scope of Regulation #003-A2-82105. As of 0800 09 Sep 94, login "jim" on jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov will be disabled, and your name will be entered into the RPNRNAFGE (Register of Persons Never to Receive Network Access From Government Equipment). If you feel you have been unfairly treated, you may, within 15 working minutes, file a grievance with the Office of Unfair Treatment by submitting a completed DF-185C along with copies of all relevant evidence on punch cards. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Mckeown mckeown@cecer.army.mil US Army Corps of Engineers jrm@uiuc.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------