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Re: MUSH and use of more

#359
From: S.M. Zoltek
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 1990 04:53
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In article <1127@gmuvax2.gmu.edu> szoltek@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (S.M. Zoltek) writes:
>
>     In my .login file I have the line 
>
-------------------------------------------------------
     ACTUALLY I MADE A MISTAKE WHEN I TYPED THIS MESSAGE AND I DO NOT
HAVE AN EQUALS BETWEEN MORE AND THE C ...


>     setenv MORE = -c
--------------------------------------------------------
However, I do have the problem below and the listing of what is in my
.musrhc file is accurate.  (Although possibley not correct -- that is
why I am posting this.  Thanks for any help)
>
>and I am having trouble getting more to behave properly when reading
>mail.  Specifically, after reading two screens of a note that is
>several screens long and then pressing the "b" key I just get a beep.
>I believe that I should instead get "paged" one page back.  This is
>what happens when I use more on a file when I am not reading mail.  
>
>     If someone can help, I would be most appreciative.
>
>Below is a copy of my .mushrc file
>
>-----------------
>
>if $TERM == vt100
>    set autoedit
>else 
>    unset autoedit
>endif
>set ask # - the default
>set autoinclude
>set cdpath=". ~/ ~/private/Mail ~/private"
>set crt = 24
>set dead="~/tmp/dead.letter"
>set editor="/usr/local/bin/emacs"
>#The next line is not needed since it sets the default value for folder
>set folder="~/private/Mail"
>set hdr_format="%10n %W %d (%3l/%5c) %27s"
>set ignoreeof # - the default -- keeps your from exiting mail by `^D'
>set in_reply_to="%n's message as of %d"
>set mbox = "~/private/Mail/mbox"
>set pager="more -c"
>set pre_indent_str = " "
>#set pre_indent_str = "/* "
>set indent_str = "> "
>#set indent_str = " * "
>set post_indent_str = " "
>#set post_indent_str = " */"
>#set record=~/Mail/record
>set save_empty
>set show_deleted
>#set show_hdrs="from date subject to cc"
>#set sort="-d"
>set tmpdir="~/tmp"
>set toplines=5
>#set unix
>set verify
>set visual="/usr/local/bin/emacs"# -- Path name is not needed
>set wrap
>set wrapcolumn=71
>set autosign2="~/private/Mail/.signature2"
>
>-- 

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From: szoltek@gmuvax2.gmu.edu (S.M. Zoltek)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.mush
Subject: Re: MUSH and use of more
Keywords: MUSH, MORE
Message-ID: <1131@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
Date: 8 Apr 90 04:53:24 GMT
References: <1127@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
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