Re: Worst error messages of all time.

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From: fl... Alan J Rosenthal
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 1990 16:47

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The following interesting message is printed by /bin/mail if you run it with an
argc of zero (not possible from the shell):

	puke

[Actually, I can't duplicate this; perhaps the library code for execl in sun
3.5 unix prohibits this possibility, but the code is definitely in mail.c (I
looked).]

ajr

--

"Anytime there are electronic systems there are usually complications of
electronic failure," he said.

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From: fl...@dgp.toronto.edu (Alan J Rosenthal)
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Subject: Re: Worst error messages of all time.
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