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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 13 Jul 1994.
Re: TALK: Animations in .plan

Re: TALK: Animations in .plan

In article <2vuaba$i3...@gagme.wwa.com> , rkh...@ukc.ac.uk writes:
> In article <2vs1db$5g...@gagme.wwa.com>,
> R. Nortman <rcn...@midway.uchicago.edu> wrote:
> >
> >How do I put a vt animation in a .plan file, and how would I use an
> >animation using the write command (for those of you using unix)?
> 
> from those holding our unix accounts.  However, I think you just need
to 
> rename the vt file into ".plan" using:

Randy Don't Do this you will be disappointed.  Midway is a secure
machine.  All control codes are filtered out of all .plan files.  This
prevents users from making mean little .plan bombs that can do things
like remap your keyboard or lock up you screen.

> >
> >While we're at it, can these be sent in a mail message?
> 
> They can, but those I've tried (sending them to myself) need you to
press 
> space in my mail reader because it waits at the end of every screenful.
> Ryan.
> 

Oh you are just asking for trouble now aren't you.  This is also not a
good idea.  If the mail system were local and just appended the messages
to your mail file then this might be OK.... but in general mail transport
systems use control codes to "work their magic"  Heaven forbid you put
the right code in the wrong place.  And again,  It is possible to do mean
evil things via control/escape codes so many sites purposefully strip out
these codes.



                                                    ..::''''::..
                                           .:::.   .;''        ``;.
   ....                                    :::::  ::    ::  ::    ::
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 ::.      ..:,:;.,:;.    .   ::   .::::.    `:'  :: .:' ::  :: `:. ::
  '''::,   ::  ::  ::  `::   ::  ;:   .::    :   ::  :          :  ::
,:';  ::;  ::  ::  ::   ::   ::  ::,::''.    .    :: `:.      .:' ::
`:,,,,;;' ,;; ,;;, ;;, ,;;, ,;;, `:,,,,:'   :;:    `;..``::::''..;' 
=========================================    -       ``::,,,,::''
And everyone will wonder what you're up to.
(this document Spellchecked.... Don't blame me Blame Microsoft)

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