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Re: Comm program with scripting language needed

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From: Dan Bernstein
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 1990 19:45
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In article <57@genco.uucp> rad@genco. (Bob Daniel) writes:
> I need a comm program with a robust scripting language that will be distruted
> to several hundred sites.  I have 'TERM' by Century Software but it costs $500
> per site.  I have 'expect' but it will not do what we need.

Really? I find this surprising. If TERM is too expensive and expect is
too inflexible and XCOMM is too limited, perhaps you'd better explain
what features you need so that you have a chance of getting a reasonable
answer.

---Dan
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From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein)
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Subject: Re: Comm program with scripting language needed
Message-ID: <12549:Oct919:45:3090@kramden.acf.nyu.edu>
Date: 9 Oct 90 19:45:30 GMT
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