Re: [Sheflug] .profile difference

[Alex Hudson <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

begin  -Chris J-  quote:
> Lesson one ... don't send HTML mail to the list :) Switch it off in Outlook, 
> please.

Indeed. Outlook is very smelly. It doesn't even get simple mail formats
(like this one ;) correct; if you're reading this in Outlook (Express)
it most likely thinks this is an attachment. Like when I sign e-mails
(except, this one isn't signed....)


> Why Bash has to have yet another setup file on top of .profile I don't know. 
> ksh/sh seem to co-exist quite happily with just .profile ... but anyhow, I 
> digress.

Because .profile needs to be shell neutral? Don't know, just guessing...

Cheers,

Alex.

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