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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!otis.apana.org.au!serval.net.wsu.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!reuter.cse.ogi.edu!uwm.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!EU.net!news.eunet.fi!KremlSun!satisfy.kiae.su!kiae!relcom!elvisti!store!office.elvisti.kiev.ua!stesin From: stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua (Andrew V. Stesin) Subject: Re: Errors in using VI X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Sender: usenet@store.elvisti.kiev.ua (USENET subsystem) Nntp-Posting-Host: office.elvisti.kiev.ua Organization: Electronni Visti InformAgency (ElVisti) Message-ID: <D0t0DM.HEG@store.elvisti.kiev.ua> References: <3cinge$q6j@crl9.crl.com> <tporczykD0r3v1.H8D@netcom.com> <3ckhak$bmr@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 1994 14:03:20 GMT Lines: 25 Rafal Boni (rkb55989@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu) wrote: : Try the following: : chmod 1777 /tmp : chmod 177 /var/tmp : [as root, of course], and also make sure both those places are mounted : read/write not r/o. Sure, and be careful anyway: in 1.1.5 we've found nvi to be afraid of long lines when autowrap is turned "off" -- segfaults, strange look&feel of the screen, etc. : --rafal -- With best wishes -- Andrew. ***** Ours is not to wonder why, ours is just to do or die.