FreshPorts -- misc/nwrite: Improved, recipient configureable replacement for /usr/bin/write

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nwrite Improved, recipient configureable replacement for /usr/bin/write

1.9.2 misc Σ=1 1.9.2Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.

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Maintainer: daveh@csua.berkeley.edu

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Last Update: 2005-04-08 13:26:07

SVN Revision: UNKNOWN

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Message from daveh on ttyp1 at 06:10:31 ... daveh> This is how nwrite appears daveh> to the recipient of the message, it is preferable daveh> to /usr/bin/write, especially on a multi user system. daveh> special options specified by a .nwriterc of the daveh> intended nwrite recipient control behaviors such as daveh> beeps, delay, and bold. daveh> Example dot nwriterc daveh> daveh> headers 1 daveh> nodelay 0 daveh> beep 0 daveh> bold header daveh> showtarg multi daveh> EOF

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nwrite>0:misc/nwrite

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Commit	Credits	Log message
Commit History - (may be incomplete: for full details, see links to repositories near top of page)
1.9.2 08 Apr 2005 13:26:07	vs	Remove port: Project no longer exists PR: ports/79113 Submitted by: maintainer
1.9.2 26 Mar 2005 20:11:19	kris	BROKEN: Unfetchable Approved by: portmgr (self)
1.9.2 18 Mar 2004 01:05:41	trevor	According to the maintainer, there is a dispute about the ownership of the software.
1.9.2 06 Feb 2004 13:12:53	trevor	Use PLIST_FILES (bento-tested, marcus-reviewed).
1.9.2 21 Feb 2003 12:48:19	knu	De-pkg-comment.
08 Oct 2000 05:01:16	asami	Convert category misc to new layout.

Number of commits found: 6

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