On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Bernie wrote:
> Michael wrote:
> >> 1. The changes that will be made
> >
> >Yes, this can be some log of results of "arj l" command....
> >
> >> 2. The files that are going to be installed
> >
> >It's the same.. or maybe you were talking about changes in config
> >files ?
>
> Yes, the lines that will be added/changed in mime.cfg and so forth should
> be presented before we install. This would for instance partly avoid the
> problem office.apm has - people would get a chance to see that other things
> would change as well and not only the icons.
Well, so maybe someone should create version office.apm, which wouldnt try
to ressemble Windows ? ;-)
> >Well, I would like to extend APM.EXE to be able to update also
> >autoexec.bat file (like packet driver wizard does...)
>
> I would *not* want to use such an APM.EXE version. It's way too insecure
> since you will then bring scripts into Arachne, scripts that can launch any
> DOS program (such as a format of the HD) when the computer is rebooted.
Hmm, but some APMs need drivers to be added to Autoexec (like CNDMIDI)
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