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   Michiel van der Vlist to Wilfred van Velzen   
   fmail not packing crash-netmail?   
   11 Nov 13 20:29:39   
   
   Hello Wilfred,   
      
   On Monday November 11 2013 19:18, you wrote to me:   
      
    WV>>> So I prefer the shorter form. (That's how the linux man-pages   
    WV>>> specify this)   
      
    MvdV>> But... but, the users of Fmail aren't Linux people... There is   
    MvdV>> a DOS version and a Windows version. No Linux version...   
      
    MvdV>> Plus that if you want a Linux "look and feel" you have to   
    MvdV>> replace the '/'as the switch prefix by '-'.   
      
    WV> It's about how to specify the functionallity in the doc, not how the   
    WV> program actually functions.   
      
   The point I was trying to convey is that when the vocabulary is tuned to the   
   target audience, documentation is more effective.   
      
   But... it is your baby...   
      
    WV> But I might change '/' to '-', as a preperation for a linux version.   
    WV> ;) Nah, I won't, that would break to many batch files...   
      
   Not if you allow both the slash and the dash for backward compatibility in the   
   DOS and Windows versions. At least for now...   
      
   It is a trend we see in other Fidonet software too. E.g. makenl_ng..   
      
      
   Cheers, Michiel   
      
   --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20110320   
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)   

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