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From: "Dave Korn" <dk AT artimi DOT com>
To: "'Cygwin List'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: ssmtp man page (Was: Re: sending email from Cygwin)
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 18:31:04 +0100
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Larry Hall
> Sent: 18 July 2004 18:13

> At 10:51 AM 7/18/2004, you wrote:
> >cygwin-owner AT xxxxxx DOT com wrote:
> >(= Dave K, I believe)
> >>   Another possibility would be for the very last dialog in 
> setup.exe,
> >> the one that says "download/install complete", to also say in very
> >> big letters "For Cygwin-specific documentation, see
> >> /usr/share/doc/Cygwin".  It could maybe even have a tickbox to
> >> automatically open that window in explorer... 
> >
> >I spell it out: THIS IS IRONIC, not personal agression;
> >
> >Oohh, Heaven forbid - THAT would be too easy to see!
> >
> >NOT in line with "WJM".
> 
> 
> Good point.  With this in mind, let's just remove the dialog 
> from setup
> that says "download/install complete". ;-)


  I've had an even better idea!  Let's change the font in the package
chooser to white on a white background and make everyone *guess* what
they're installing!


    cheers, 
      DaveK
-- 
Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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