Subj : REPOST: Re: 4BATFAQ Update To : Steve From : Dr John Stockton Date : Thu Jan 24 2002 03:06 am From: Dr John Stockton JRS: In article <3C4F0A41.CD3EF42F@BellAtlantic.net>, seen in news:alt.msdos.batch, E. S. (Steve) Fabian wrote at Wed, 23 Jan 2002 19:10:42 :- > >alt.msdos.batch is for any version of MSDOS, using any command processor. Thus >discussions about 4DOS, CED/PCED, Rexx, Perl, Winbatch, and the various Unix >"shells" adopted to MS-DOS are appropriate. If the group name were >alt.ms.command, Outsider's complaint would be accepatable. He mixes up the >operating system (MS-DOS) with the command processor (COMMAND.COM). Presuably he >would also object to discussing methods usable only with Microsoft's CMD.EXE. The vast majority of those using MSDOS and/or Microsoft systems purporting in part to emulate it (aka Windows) will not have replaced any substantial part of the MS software package and will not be willing to do so. *This* news group, news:alt.msdos.batch, should cater for these non-experts. It should not be filled with material which will not help them. On the whole, these will best be helped by solutions either dependent solely on what Microsoft supplies, or by add-ons (as opposed to replacements) designed to build on that. News:comp.os.msdos.4dos exists, presumably for 4-DOS, and should suffice for that. News:alt.msdos.batch.nt exists, for NT, which AIUI uses CMD.EXE as its default CP; and thus is the place for methods needing CMD.EXE. -- C John Stockton, Surrey, UK. jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk Turnpike v4.00 MIME. C Web - FAQqish topics, acronyms & links. PAS EXE TXT ZIP via My DOS - also batprogs.htm. ========= WAS CANCELLED BY =======: From: Dr John Stockton Control: cancel Subject: cmsg cancel Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 02:07:19 GMT X-NNTP-Posting-Host: bqoiusyw.demon.co.uk:62.47.195.196 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 510104546nnrp-18:2443 NO-IDENT bqoiusyw.demon.co.uk:62.47.195.196 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net Message-ID: X-No-Archive: yes Newsgroups: microsoft.test,alt.flame.niggers,alt.msdos.batch NNTP-Posting-Host: w088.z064003087.lax-ca.dsl.cnc.net 64.3.87.88 Lines: 1 Path: news.uni-stuttgart.de!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!schlund.de!newsfeed01.sul.t-onl ine.de!t-online.de!newsfeed.easynews.net!easynews.net!newsfeed.freenet.de!lon1- news.nildram.net!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!xmission!news. svpal.org!nntp.cifnet.net!out.nntp.be!propagator-SanJose!in.nntp.be!news-in-san jose!sjc-feed.news.verio.net!sea-feed.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!msrnewsc1!c ppssbbsa01.microsoft.com!tkmsftngp01!tkmsftngp07!u&n&a&c&anceller Xref: news.uni-stuttgart.de control:40721776 This message was cancelled from within The Unacanceller's glorious new software, Lotus 1-2-3 For Rogue Cancellers. --- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-2 * Origin: Mach2 Systems (1:342/3) .