Re[2]: Speaking of signatures
Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 10:43:21 PM, you wrote: > Just curious... why are they called cookies nowadays? > In the old days we spoke of taglines. My big file of those nice, bizar, > wise, humorious, etc. sentences is still called tagfline.txt, I started with > it as I still was in the pre-internet network FIDO. I think that is a "batism" (as opposed to a baptism). I also go back to FIDO (and to punched cards for that matter...I retire in two months). Sort of like Microsoft renaming "anchors" in HTML to be "bookmarks", etc, etc. Just think of the various names for "CVT" (Continuously Variable Transmission) among different car manufacturers. Remember there are actually people who sit around and make up all these clever names, just like the ones who think up clever names for every one of the hundreds of shade of blue for which they have paint chips at the paint store. dan -- The road goes on forever and the party never ends. REK, Jr. Dan Lester, Boise, ID Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[2]: Speaking of signatures
Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 1:03:59 PM, you wrote: >> I find it best to store the cookie file as you do, in My Documents >> because it is backed up AND if you have to go to a new computer, the >> cookies are brought over with the other documents; not in a Program >> Files folder that is re-created without your cookie document when >> downloading a new TheBat!. > That's my thinking although you can of course have cookie files all > over the place if you wish :)) You can also do what I do, to install TB in a non-standard location, that is always backed up daily, including program, mail, cookies, etc, etc. -- The road goes on forever and the party never ends. REK, Jr. Dan Lester, Boise, ID Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[2]: Speaking of signatures
Hi Thomas, On Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 1:11:13 PM you wrote: TF> Another question: Are you subscribed to TBOT? No, not anymore. TF> I smell a fish... You're right. Apologies to the group. -- Regards, Maggie The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Emailing with The Bat! 4.0.28.3 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Speaking of signatures
Hello Maggie, On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:03:01 -0400 GMT (28/08/2008, 00:03 +0700 GMT), Maggie Meister wrote: MM>>> The world is coming to an end - flush all buffers! MM>>> This appeared on a Unix system at 5:01 PM, just before the shaking MM>>> started at the 1989 San Francisco quake at 5:02. :-D TF>> Rather than laughing, this just caused goosebumps over here. I hope TF>> this is an urban legend! MM> No, no legend. It was my partner's MM> client, a cartage and warehousing company - when the sysadmin started MM> the backup at close of business, that is the message which popped up. MM> Caused some interesting reactions and gives new meaning to cookidence. Gee... goosebumps. Is this reported on the web somewhere? Another question: Are you subscribed to TBOT? I smell a fish... -- Cheers, Thomas. "The tides are a fight between the Earth and moon. All water tends towards the moon, because there is no water in the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight." http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 4.0.28.4 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[2]: Speaking of signatures
Hi Thomas, On Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 12:04:01 PM you wrote: TF> Hello Maggie, TF> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:17:06 -0400 GMT (27/08/2008, 21:17 +0700 GMT), TF> Maggie Meister wrote: TF> Rather than laughing, this just caused goosebumps over here. I hope TF> this is an urban legend! No, no legend. It was my partner's client, a cartage and warehousing company - when the sysadmin started the backup at close of business, that is the message which popped up. Caused some interesting reactions and gives new meaning to cookidence. -- Regards, Maggie In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur Emailing with The Bat! 4.0.28.3 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Speaking of signatures
Hello Christopher, On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:53:41 -0500 GMT (27/08/2008, 11:53 +0700 GMT), Christopher W. wrote: CW> A word of caution: The Bat's random number generator has an ironic sense CW> of humor. If your cookies are like mine (sarcastic), you'll need to check CW> the cookie against the message and sometimes remove the cookie. It doesn't CW> look good writing someone about deadlines and including this famous quote: CW> "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." CW> - Douglas Adams For some reason, this cookie coincidence (dubbed cookidence on the TB! lists) has been confirmed by several people. I just cannot imagine the amount of code necessary to generate this kind of "random" choosing of the cookies... it can't be by design. It's a case for the X-Files. -- Cheers, Thomas. "Note: Please don't misconstrue my 14 jobs as 'job-hopping'. I have never quit a job." http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 4.0.28.4 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Speaking of signatures
Hello Maggie, On Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:17:06 -0400 GMT (27/08/2008, 21:17 +0700 GMT), Maggie Meister wrote: MM> The world is coming to an end - flush all buffers! MM> This appeared on a Unix system at 5:01 PM, just before the shaking MM> started at the 1989 San Francisco quake at 5:02. :-D Rather than laughing, this just caused goosebumps over here. I hope this is an urban legend! -- Cheers, Thomas. Afrika hat an allen 4 Ecken eine rundliche Gestalt, die sich gegen die Mitte verengt. http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 4.0.28.4 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re[2]: Speaking of signatures
Hi Christopher, On Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 12:56:41 AM you wrote: CW> I assume it is an extension joke based on the name of a venerable Unix CW> program, fortune. The world is coming to an end - flush all buffers! This appeared on a Unix system at 5:01 PM, just before the shaking started at the 1989 San Francisco quake at 5:02. :-D -- Regards, Maggie After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said, "No hablo ingles." Emailing with The Bat! 4.0.28.3 Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
Re: Speaking of signatures
On 27 August 2008, 02:33, Thomas Fernandez wrote: JF>> Is it possible to have a external Command executed and the Output of it JF>> inserted into the Template? Would be interesting... JF>> (i never did this) > An internal command (%Cookie=) will insert the cookie. Why would you > want to use an external command for that? ~~~ You might want to include some time-variable information, such as how many days remain to an epic trip, or something as mundane as what is currently playing on Winamp. See the last line of my sig? This was created with a Winamp plugin called VTitleSpy that generates a text file containing just that last line, which it keeps up to date so that you know I was actually listening to Afro Celt Sound System while typing this message. To insert the text output from an external command, use the PUT macro, in my case it's: %PUT="c:\temp\vtitlespy.txt" Thinking about it, another reason you might want to insert the ouptut from an external command is to mark each message with a hash of the current date/time so that your mail server can detect whether bounces are from you or whether they're backscatter from the activities of spammers etc. At least one firewall device uses this method to filter out backscatter, so I suspect it'd be worthwhile if you get lots of that. I suspect there are many other reasons why someone might want to include the output of an external program, and that I've merely scratched the surface. HTH, -- Geoff Lane Cornwall, UK -- Using The Bat! v1.62r on Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3 pieces of eight; pieces of eight; pieces of nine; SYSTEM HALTED parroty error Winamp now playing "Afro Celt Sound System - Even In My Dreams" Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
