[Info-vax] SSH

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In article <baednectwciJE_jQnZ2dnUVZ_vCdnZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
>On 2/23/2011 8:48 AM, Bob Koehler wrote:
>> In article<4d643b46$0$12713$6d5eeec5 at onsnet.xlned.com>, Jose Baars<peutbaars at googlemail.com>  writes:
>>>
>>> I guess people learn to live with any syntax as long as the desired
>>> functionality is available.
>>
>>     The real problem is that people who learn a cryptic and inconsistent
>>     syntax then think of that example for thir own designs.
>>
>>     So we get new stuff that with late 1960's interfaces, despite all the
>>     research and work done since then on man-machine interaction.
>>
>>     And then I run into some programmer who's proud of knowing all
>>     the trivia needed to use some late 1960's tool, like it makes him
>>     special or something.
>>
>
>If the 1960's tool is still in use. . .  somebody must have done 
>something right!

If you think 'ssh' was in use in 1960, you need to leave comp.os.vms and 
head on over to alt.hisotry.revision.


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