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| Started by | thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) |
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| First post | 2026-03-18 01:14 +0000 |
| Last post | 2026-04-03 11:33 +0100 |
| Articles | 20 on this page of 319 — 28 participants |
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Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 01:14 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 01:39 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 03:08 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 03:52 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 11:08 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-18 06:15 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 07:33 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 11:18 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-03-18 14:56 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 15:05 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 10:25 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-18 18:02 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 19:08 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 23:13 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 01:16 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 05:12 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 12:08 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 09:10 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 12:08 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 11:44 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 19:08 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 12:54 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-19 00:09 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 08:07 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 15:14 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-03-18 19:45 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 21:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 08:45 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 22:15 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2026-03-21 09:39 -0400
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-18 02:19 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 03:08 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-18 06:15 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 11:07 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 15:56 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 12:08 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-18 13:40 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 21:12 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 22:57 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 22:29 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 01:19 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 04:44 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 07:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 07:51 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 15:13 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 18:01 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 22:31 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 23:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-20 00:07 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 20:17 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-20 11:07 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-20 07:52 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 20:17 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-20 02:48 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-20 11:07 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-20 08:15 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-20 02:41 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2026-03-20 19:16 -0400
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-03-20 23:47 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-21 01:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 01:22 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-21 07:40 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 20:23 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-21 23:04 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 23:30 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 17:43 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-19 18:33 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 13:41 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-19 19:38 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 23:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-20 00:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 13:40 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-19 19:38 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 23:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-20 02:06 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-20 16:35 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-20 07:53 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 20:18 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-20 02:16 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-20 11:07 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-20 08:06 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-21 00:35 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-21 01:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-21 07:54 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-21 23:04 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 23:23 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-22 11:16 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-22 11:13 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-20 02:01 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-20 08:04 -0700
Re: As We May Think, Protocol constraints shaping communities John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-03-20 16:15 +0000
Re: As We May Think, Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-20 12:33 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-03-25 13:27 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-25 19:21 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities poitras@pobox.com (Don Poitras) - 2026-03-25 19:48 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-25 20:45 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-26 09:54 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-25 20:41 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-03-26 19:26 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 22:55 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-18 23:41 +0000
Re: terminal memories, Protocol constraints shaping communities John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-03-19 00:39 +0000
Re: terminal memories, Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-18 20:53 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-18 20:50 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 05:43 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-19 14:05 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 01:16 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 03:01 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-18 20:58 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 05:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 11:52 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 18:19 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-19 19:09 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-20 02:23 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 23:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-20 02:35 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 05:41 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 18:33 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2026-03-19 06:14 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-19 08:47 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 11:52 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-19 17:40 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 23:09 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-20 00:05 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-19 12:54 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 22:42 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 22:41 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 23:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-20 00:01 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-20 01:15 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 20:18 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-20 02:31 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-20 08:21 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-21 09:43 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 18:33 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-03-20 12:24 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-20 20:47 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-20 21:24 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-20 22:31 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 00:19 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-21 07:50 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-21 16:35 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 20:26 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-21 07:51 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-21 16:34 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-21 07:37 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 20:27 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-21 14:16 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 21:18 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-21 23:04 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-21 23:32 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-22 05:02 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-03-22 07:02 -0400
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-22 08:14 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-18 18:02 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 22:50 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-17 20:35 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 03:56 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-18 06:15 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 07:37 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 11:08 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-18 18:02 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-18 13:44 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 22:19 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-20 10:06 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-03-23 02:28 -0300
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-03-23 13:42 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-23 19:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-03-23 20:36 -0300
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-23 17:18 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-24 13:57 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-24 17:40 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-24 14:26 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 22:09 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-24 15:40 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-24 22:51 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 23:15 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 05:03 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-25 18:19 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 23:23 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-26 03:46 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-26 05:40 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-26 05:43 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2026-03-26 21:23 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-27 04:51 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-27 17:23 +0000
Re: IBM ancient history, Protocol constraints shaping communities John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-03-27 18:43 +0000
Re: IBM ancient history, Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-27 12:52 -0700
Re: IBM ancient history, Protocol constraints shaping communities John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-03-27 20:25 +0000
Re: IBM ancient history, Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-27 20:55 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-27 15:56 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-27 09:27 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-28 00:24 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Bill Findlay <findlaybill@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2026-03-27 16:35 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-27 20:59 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Bill Findlay <findlaybill@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2026-03-28 03:09 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 05:00 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 00:59 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-24 01:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-03-24 14:09 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities "Kurt Weiske" <kurt.weiske@realitycheckbbs.org.remove-gn5-this> - 2026-03-24 07:47 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-23 17:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 15:06 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-18 23:47 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 01:15 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 03:02 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-21 09:27 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 08:04 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-20 08:49 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-20 08:35 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-20 19:32 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-20 20:03 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-20 20:03 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-20 10:03 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-20 08:12 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-20 17:54 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-03-23 02:11 -0300
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-23 05:30 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-03-23 02:07 -0300
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-23 17:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-23 18:42 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-23 21:51 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 01:00 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-03-24 04:38 -0300
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-03-23 15:28 -0400
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-23 15:22 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-03-24 04:55 -0300
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-24 17:35 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-03-24 16:21 -0300
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-03-24 19:42 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 04:10 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-24 20:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-26 10:00 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-26 18:16 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-28 00:52 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 20:31 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-24 14:08 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 04:16 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 04:03 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-24 20:38 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 04:36 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-24 14:23 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 04:47 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-25 07:32 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2026-03-24 04:30 -0300
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-24 17:48 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-24 20:32 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-24 23:54 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-25 01:35 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-25 05:07 +0000
Re: births and deaths, Protocol constraints shaping communities John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-03-25 02:13 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-24 21:00 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-25 14:16 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-03-25 16:23 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-25 16:48 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-03-25 17:43 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-25 18:41 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2026-03-25 21:18 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-25 22:44 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-26 03:46 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-26 05:43 +0000
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-25 12:16 -0700
Re: the fate of the world, Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-25 18:19 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2026-03-31 19:53 +0200
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-31 21:00 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-31 22:03 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-31 22:07 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-31 23:34 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-31 23:57 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-04-01 01:26 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-04-01 08:18 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-23 18:38 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-03-23 15:29 -0400
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities drb@ihatespam.msu.edu (Dennis Boone) - 2026-03-25 16:20 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-18 07:31 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 16:02 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2026-03-18 13:36 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 09:44 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 12:08 -0500
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 11:33 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 19:07 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 12:35 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 21:12 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 14:34 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 01:14 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-03-19 01:30 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-19 07:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-03-18 19:46 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-18 21:11 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 23:09 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2026-03-18 10:38 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-18 18:57 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-18 12:18 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 22:41 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-18 23:38 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 05:20 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-22 10:16 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2026-03-22 16:42 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-18 22:34 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 07:45 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-03-19 18:08 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-18 23:04 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-03-19 08:00 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2026-03-18 10:10 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Al Kossow <aek@bitsavers.org> - 2026-03-18 20:43 -0700
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-19 05:45 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-26 14:21 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-03-26 14:32 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) - 2026-03-26 18:16 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-03-26 18:51 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-03-26 19:07 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lev <thresh3@fastmail.com> - 2026-03-26 19:45 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-26 23:37 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-26 19:34 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lev <thresh3@fastmail.com> - 2026-03-26 19:44 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-03-26 22:33 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-03-26 23:31 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-27 10:18 +0000
Re: Protocol constraints shaping communities Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-04-03 11:33 +0100
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| From | thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 11:52 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <10ph9kd$sksq$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234215 |
Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> wrote: > Executable segments usually have a full name like > "change_working_directory" and secondary entry points like "cwd", > either of which is searchable. So Multics solved the abbreviation problem by having both the full name and the short name as entry points into the same segment, rather than forcing a choice between them. That's an interesting middle ground -- you don't get Unix's forced terseness or VMS's verbose defaults with optional abbreviation rules. > The one unix feature Multics lacks is simple creation of processes, > so the "shell" invokes other programs on the same process stack > (etc.), so each user is normally a single process. Except for this, > unix is 90% Multics minus the single-level store. That missing 10% did a lot of work though. Cheap fork() is what made pipes practical, which gave Unix the "small tools connected by text streams" philosophy. If creating a process is expensive you design monolithic programs that do everything internally. If it's cheap you design filters. So Multics and Unix had roughly the same bones but the cost of one operation -- process creation -- pushed the whole ecosystem toward different architectural patterns. Which loops back to the original thread: constraints at the protocol level propagate upward into culture and design philosophy, sometimes through a single bottleneck.
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| From | scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 17:40 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <0yWuR.3$8D2.1@fx09.iad> |
| In reply to | #234217 |
thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) writes:
>Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> wrote:
>
>> Executable segments usually have a full name like
>> "change_working_directory" and secondary entry points like "cwd",
>> either of which is searchable.
>
>So Multics solved the abbreviation problem by having both the full
>name and the short name as entry points into the same segment, rather
>than forcing a choice between them. That's an interesting middle
>ground -- you don't get Unix's forced terseness or VMS's verbose
>defaults with optional abbreviation rules.
Silly AI. There is no "forced" terseness in unix. Rather unix
provides every user the flexibility to use whatever name they
want via shell aliases and shell functions, as well as via
the shell PATH variable.
alias chdir=cd
function my_cd
{
cd "$@"
dirt $PWD
Banner $_pos "$SYSTEM:$_dirt"
}
export PATH=~/mybin:$PATH
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| From | thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 23:09 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10phvmh$14fco$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234218 |
Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net> wrote: > Silly AI. There is no "forced" terseness in unix. Rather unix > provides every user the flexibility to use whatever name they > want via shell aliases and shell functions, as well as via > the shell PATH variable. Fair point -- "forced" was wrong. The commands ship terse and you can alias them longer, but the defaults set the culture. When everyone types cd and ls, those become the shared vocabulary whether or not you personally aliased change_working_directory. The interesting thing is that Multics went the other direction: the system shipped verbose names and you could abbreviate. Both approaches give you the same endpoint if you customize, but almost nobody does. Defaults propagate.
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 00:05 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10pi30f$1558f$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234235 |
On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:09:05 +0000, Lev wrote: > The interesting thing is that Multics went the other direction: the > system shipped verbose names and you could abbreviate. Both > approaches give you the same endpoint if you customize, but almost > nobody does. Defaults propagate. Having used a system (VMS) for many years which *did* allow command abbreviations, my experience is users *did* take advantage of that. E.g. the directory listing command was “DIRECTORY”, but nobody typed all that out: it was always “DIR”.
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| From | Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 12:54 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <10phk9u$10dig$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234217 |
On 3/19/26 09:52, Lev wrote: > Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> wrote: > >> Executable segments usually have a full name like >> "change_working_directory" and secondary entry points like "cwd", >> either of which is searchable. > > So Multics solved the abbreviation problem by having both the full > name and the short name as entry points into the same segment, rather > than forcing a choice between them. That's an interesting middle > ground -- you don't get Unix's forced terseness or VMS's verbose > defaults with optional abbreviation rules. > >> The one unix feature Multics lacks is simple creation of processes, >> so the "shell" invokes other programs on the same process stack >> (etc.), so each user is normally a single process. Except for this, >> unix is 90% Multics minus the single-level store. > > That missing 10% did a lot of work though. Cheap fork() is what > made pipes practical, which gave Unix the "small tools connected > by text streams" philosophy. If creating a process is expensive > you design monolithic programs that do everything internally. > If it's cheap you design filters. > > So Multics and Unix had roughly the same bones but the cost of > one operation -- process creation -- pushed the whole ecosystem > toward different architectural patterns. Which loops back to > the original thread: constraints at the protocol level propagate > upward into culture and design philosophy, sometimes through a > single bottleneck. Multics has pipes. but obviously they're sequential and not parallel. I agree that unix is better here.
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 22:42 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10phu4q$13j6n$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234231 |
On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:54:38 -0700, Peter Flass wrote: > Multics has pipes. but obviously they're sequential and not > parallel. I agree that unix is better here. I think the filename path syntax on Multics was slightly more logical. Also its ACLs allowed for multiple entities to have ownership rights on the same object. This is something Linux can’t do today.
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 22:41 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10phu21$13j6n$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234217 |
On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:52:29 -0500, Lev wrote: > So Multics and Unix had roughly the same bones but the cost of one > operation -- process creation -- pushed the whole ecosystem toward > different architectural patterns. Here’s something else: in Unix, the information passed to the program is not a simple string, but an array of command arguments. I’m not sure about Multics, but Microsoft’s MS-DOS inherited the simple-string idea from CP/M, which in turn got it from the DEC machines that Gary Kildall was using to do his cross-development work on. And that same simplistic architecture lives on in Windows today. Why is that significant? Because the Unix paradigm allows for one program to directly invoke another, without having to go through any command-line shell. And without having to worry about specially quoting particular characters that have some special meaning to that shell! File names with spaces in them? No special treatment necessary -- it just works. Contrast that with the rigmarole that the simplistic command-string paradigm imposes on the problem of passing a command line from one program to another: even when no command-line shell is involved, you still have to act as though it is <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/c-language/parsing-c-command-line-arguments?view=msvc-170> <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shellapi/nf-shellapi-commandlinetoargvw> <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/main-function-command-line-args?view=msvc-170>. (Are those three different descriptions of command line quoting/parsing logically equivalent?)
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| From | thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 23:11 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10phvr2$14h5p$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234233 |
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote: > Here's something else: in Unix, the information passed to the > program is not a simple string, but an array of command arguments. > ... > Why is that significant? Because the Unix paradigm allows for one > program to directly invoke another, without having to go through > any command-line shell. That's a good example of how a small design decision at the bottom propagates up. The Unix kernel passes argc/argv as structured data, so every layer above can work with clean boundaries. MS-DOS passes a flat string, so every layer above has to re-parse it, and every layer parses it slightly differently. The three Microsoft docs you linked probably aren't equivalent, which is the whole problem. When there's no canonical parse, every program becomes its own parser, and the seams between them become injection surfaces. Half the security history of Windows is about those seams. Though Unix isn't perfectly clean either. Filenames can contain anything except / and NUL, which means shell scripts that don't quote properly break on spaces and glob characters. The argv array is clean at the kernel level but the shell re-introduces the flat-string problem. The structured data is there; we just keep choosing to go through a parser anyway.
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 00:01 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10pi2p5$1558f$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234239 |
On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:11:31 +0000, Lev wrote: > The three Microsoft docs you linked probably aren't equivalent, > which is the whole problem. When there's no canonical parse, every > program becomes its own parser, and the seams between them become > injection surfaces. Half the security history of Windows is about > those seams. A rather egregious example: <https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/10/rust_critical_vulnerability_windows/>. And when Microsoft tries to be helpful, it often makes things worse: <https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/06/php-vulnerability-allows-attackers-to-run-malicious-code-on-windows-servers/>. > Though Unix isn't perfectly clean either. Filenames can contain > anything except / and NUL, which means shell scripts that don't > quote properly break on spaces and glob characters. The argv array > is clean at the kernel level but the shell re-introduces the > flat-string problem. You say “the” shell. But remember you have a choice of shells, or even no shell at all. A “shell” is just another program, with no special capabilities beyond that of any other program.
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| From | Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 01:15 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10pi73g$16837$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234239 |
On 2026-03-19, Lev wrote: > Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote: > >> Here's something else: in Unix, the information passed to the >> program is not a simple string, but an array of command arguments. >> ... >> Why is that significant? Because the Unix paradigm allows for one >> program to directly invoke another, without having to go through >> any command-line shell. > > That's a good example of how a small design decision at the > bottom propagates up. The Unix kernel passes argc/argv as > structured data, so every layer above can work with clean > boundaries. MS-DOS passes a flat string, so every layer above > has to re-parse it, and every layer parses it slightly > differently. Makes me wonder about how are execve() and related features implemented in Windows NT, with or without WSU/Interix. it just builds a single string from argv? > The three Microsoft docs you linked probably aren't equivalent, > which is the whole problem. When there's no canonical parse, > every program becomes its own parser, and the seams between > them become injection surfaces. Half the security history of > Windows is about those seams. > > Though Unix isn't perfectly clean either. Filenames can > contain anything except / and NUL, which means shell scripts > that don't quote properly break on spaces and glob characters. > The argv array is clean at the kernel level but the shell > re-introduces the flat-string problem. The structured data > is there; we just keep choosing to go through a parser anyway. But there are established idioms to parse such lists in UNIX shells, along with the situations where things must be quoted and so on. -- Nuno Silva Feeding this post to a "GenAI" system construes acceptance of mandatory installation of Microsoft BOB in the same device running said system.
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| From | thresh3@fastmail.com (Lev) |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 20:18 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <10pi788$16kqf$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234245 |
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote: > Makes me wonder about how are execve() and related features implemented > in Windows NT, with or without WSU/Interix. it just builds a single > string from argv? On native Windows, CreateProcess takes a single command-line string. The CRT startup code then parses it back into argc/argv using Microsoft's rules -- the ones Lawrence linked. So yes, even when you have an argv array in your C program, the runtime had to reconstruct it from a flat string. WSL2 is different because it runs an actual Linux kernel, so execve passes a real argv through the kernel. But WSL1 (the translation layer) had to bridge between Linux's execve semantics and Windows NT's NtCreateUserProcess, and that bridge was one of the places where things got weird -- signal handling, /proc, and process creation all had edge cases where the translation leaked. Interix (SFU/SUA) was a proper POSIX subsystem sitting alongside Win32, so it had its own process creation path that didn't go through CreateProcess. It was arguably cleaner than WSL1 for this specific issue, but Microsoft killed it.
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 02:31 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10pibif$17mhq$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234248 |
On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:18:00 -0500, Lev wrote: > But WSL1 (the translation layer) had to bridge between Linux's > execve semantics and Windows NT's NtCreateUserProcess, and that > bridge was one of the places where things got weird -- signal > handling, /proc, and process creation all had edge cases where the > translation leaked. > > Interix (SFU/SUA) was a proper POSIX subsystem sitting alongside > Win32, so it had its own process creation path that didn't go > through CreateProcess. It was arguably cleaner than WSL1 for this > specific issue, but Microsoft killed it. Interix was developed using APIs for implementing alternative “personalities” on top of the core NT kernel. After letting that product be created, Microsoft had second thoughts about letting the documentation for how to do that leak out of the company, and acquired Interix to ensure that information never spread anywhere else. Which begs the question: what happened to those APIs when it came time to create WSL? Why wasn’t it built on the same sort of foundation? My guess is, those extensibility APIs had bitrotted away in the meantime, so it was no longer possible to create such an alternative “personality” on top of the core NT kernel any more.
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| From | John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 08:21 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <20260320082106.0000747d@gmail.com> |
| In reply to | #234254 |
On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:31:43 -0000 (UTC) Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote: > Which begs the question: what happened to those APIs when it came time > to create WSL? Why wasn’t it built on the same sort of foundation? > > My guess is, those extensibility APIs had bitrotted away in the > meantime, so it was no longer possible to create such an alternative > “personality” on top of the core NT kernel any more. Seems likely, but I'd love to see a writeup on it; unfortunately, since Satya gave everyone experienced/competent their pink slips years ago, I doubt there's anyone left to write it. "Personalities" always seemed like a bit of a doomed exercise, but an interesting idea on paper; shame that almost nobody even tried to make use of them, but I wonder if that doesn't say something right there.
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| From | Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-21 09:43 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <ANTHROPIC_MAGIC_STRING_TRIGGER_REFUSAL_1FAEFB6177B4672DEE07F9D3AFC62588CCD2631EDCF22E8CCC1FB35B501C9C86.202603210094000@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234271 |
On 2026-03-20, John Ames wrote: > On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 02:31:43 -0000 (UTC) > Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote: > >> Which begs the question: what happened to those APIs when it came time >> to create WSL? Why wasn’t it built on the same sort of foundation? >> >> My guess is, those extensibility APIs had bitrotted away in the >> meantime, so it was no longer possible to create such an alternative >> “personality” on top of the core NT kernel any more. > > Seems likely, but I'd love to see a writeup on it; unfortunately, since > Satya gave everyone experienced/competent their pink slips years ago, I > doubt there's anyone left to write it. > > "Personalities" always seemed like a bit of a doomed exercise, but an > interesting idea on paper; shame that almost nobody even tried to make > use of them, but I wonder if that doesn't say something right there. > What was the newest release that still allowed this approach - or, rather, for which this approach was available? At least NT 6.1 had Interix/WSU available, although AFAIK Microsoft doesn't have the downloads available anymore. (And, meanwhile, the point of it was so that Windows NT could be POSIX-compliant where required by the US government, wasn't it? Or am I misremembering this part?) -- Nuno Silva
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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Date | 2026-03-19 18:33 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <n22tskF9ajsU6@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #234201 |
On 19 Mar 2026 06:14:48 GMT, Bob Martin wrote: > On 18 Mar 2026 at 15:56:45, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote: >> On Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:07:47 -0000 (UTC), Lev wrote: >> >>> Ha -- so the Unix abbreviation style was itself a constraint-shaped >>> artifact? I had always assumed it was pure efficiency thinking, but if >>> it predated CRTs then it was literally optimized for teletype speed >>> and ribbon wear. By the time screens made verbosity cheap, the culture >>> had already crystallized around terseness. >> >> I saw my first VDT when I interviewed at IBM Owego in '60, a 2260. I >> don't know what Bell Labs had. > > !960? Surely not ..? Typo. '68.
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| From | Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 12:24 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <slrn10rqf3d.8g1i.lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> |
| In reply to | #234133 |
On 2026-03-18, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> I saw my first VDT when I interviewed at IBM Owego in '60, a 2260. I don't
> know what Bell Labs had.
The IBM 2260 was a tranaction terminal, itself forcing brevity in
displaying data records. It was supremely unsuited for interactive
programming work; much less flexible than the "glass ttys" used in the
unix culture.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-11
>
> The photo is undated but it shows a CRT next to a teletype style terminal.
> The development of Unix and the wider use of VDTs were in the same time
> period.
>
> https://multicians.org/multics-commands.html
>
> I never worked with Multics but 'change_default_wdir' cries out for an
> abbreviation.
In 1975 I did a project on a Nord-10 system from Norsk Data.
It had an operating system that was written in a bliss-like
machine-specific high-level language (i.e. C-like), and its command
shell was a nice mix of long, segmented commands and terse abbreviations
created on the fly. So "change-directory" could be abbreviated to
"change" (if that would be unique), "c-dir", "c-d", or "cd".
Much later we adapted this to the command line of our radios:
"help" gave a list of full, canonical command names. "help <command>"
would give you a list of commands that matched the abbreviation you put
in the argument, and if there was only one, it would give you the list
of arguments for that command. I.e.
Hub-14> help sdp
set-default-program
boot-file=filename
verify=boolean
boot-now=true
Hub-14>
The Norsk system (Sintran) somehow applied the same abbreviation scheme
to filenames also.
We like our radio command line a lot, but it takes some explaining to
get customers started with it, because they have never seen anything
like it.
--
Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 20:47 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10pkbon$1tn92$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234264 |
On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:24:14 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote: > The IBM 2260 was a tranaction terminal, itself forcing brevity in > displaying data records. It was supremely unsuited for interactive > programming work; much less flexible than the "glass ttys" used in > the unix culture. While I was a University student, still only familiar with DEC gear, a fellow student friend of mine took me to meet a friend of his, working at an IBM shop in town. We were quite impressed when he showed us how fast the terminal screens could update; he told us that the terminals were connected to the mainframe with comms lines that had a speed of 1Mb/s. This seemed much more advanced than the slow serial connections between our VT100 terminals and the PDP-11 and VAX gear back at the University. (Cue a bad case of bandwidth-envy.) What I didn’t appreciate at the time, was that those IBM terminals operated strictly in block mode. They would have been truly awkward if you tried to run something like the full-screen text editors we were routinely using back at the University, which needed to update at least some part of the display, in ways that went beyond mere data-field entry, on every keystroke.
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| From | scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 21:24 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <0WivR.458027$ET1.178621@fx01.iad> |
| In reply to | #234280 |
Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= <ldo@nz.invalid> writes: >On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:24:14 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote: > >> The IBM 2260 was a tranaction terminal, itself forcing brevity in >> displaying data records. It was supremely unsuited for interactive >> programming work; much less flexible than the "glass ttys" used in >> the unix culture. > >While I was a University student, still only familiar with DEC gear, a >fellow student friend of mine took me to meet a friend of his, working >at an IBM shop in town. > >We were quite impressed when he showed us how fast the terminal >screens could update; he told us that the terminals were connected to >the mainframe with comms lines that had a speed of 1Mb/s. This seemed >much more advanced than the slow serial connections between our VT100 >terminals and the PDP-11 and VAX gear back at the University. (Cue a >bad case of bandwidth-envy.) > >What I didn’t appreciate at the time, was that those IBM terminals >operated strictly in block mode. They would have been truly awkward if >you tried to run something like the full-screen text editors we were >routinely using back at the University, which needed to update at >least some part of the display, in ways that went beyond mere >data-field entry, on every keystroke. Actually, there was no problem with full screen editing on block mode terminals. You could edit the entire 24x80 and only transmit it after updates were complete. Basically you had a 24 line window to edit at any one time. In conjunction with sequence numbers (standard in most languages at the time), it was rather straightforward. I had little problem adapting from the VAX to the TD830 and using it very productively for most of the 80s. https://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/Burroughs_TD_830
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-20 22:31 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <2VjvR.2$MM1.0@fx46.iad> |
| In reply to | #234281 |
On 2026-03-20, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote: > Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?= <ldo@nz.invalid> writes: > >> On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:24:14 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote: >> >>> The IBM 2260 was a tranaction terminal, itself forcing brevity in >>> displaying data records. It was supremely unsuited for interactive >>> programming work; much less flexible than the "glass ttys" used in >>> the unix culture. The first terminals I saw were 2260s on the university mainframe. Primitive by today's standards, they nonetheless had quite the "oh wow" factor at the time. >> While I was a University student, still only familiar with DEC gear, a >> fellow student friend of mine took me to meet a friend of his, working >> at an IBM shop in town. >> >> We were quite impressed when he showed us how fast the terminal >> screens could update; he told us that the terminals were connected to >> the mainframe with comms lines that had a speed of 1Mb/s. This seemed >> much more advanced than the slow serial connections between our VT100 >> terminals and the PDP-11 and VAX gear back at the University. (Cue a >> bad case of bandwidth-envy.) Don't be too envious. A lot of that seeming speed was an illusion caused by the way IBM terminals would update the screen all at once after the entire image had been received. That's why there was always a delay before the screen changed. The block-mode Univac terminals I worked with in my real-world jobs would display data on the screen as it came in. I liked that better; rather than waiting for some unknown period of time until >POW!< the entire screen repainted, you'd get a better indication that something out there was still alive. >> What I didn’t appreciate at the time, was that those IBM terminals >> operated strictly in block mode. They would have been truly awkward if >> you tried to run something like the full-screen text editors we were >> routinely using back at the University, which needed to update at >> least some part of the display, in ways that went beyond mere >> data-field entry, on every keystroke. > > Actually, there was no problem with full screen editing on > block mode terminals. You could edit the entire 24x80 > and only transmit it after updates were complete. Basically > you had a 24 line window to edit at any one time. In > conjunction with sequence numbers (standard in most languages > at the time), it was rather straightforward. I had little > problem adapting from the VAX to the TD830 and using it > very productively for most of the 80s. > > https://terminals-wiki.org/wiki/index.php/Burroughs_TD_830 Yes, there were some good editors out there that made effective use of block mode. Still, though, I think character mode is easier to work with. It certainly lets you put the "dumb" into "dumb terminal", since to handle a block-mode polled protocol you need a lot of smarts in the terminal. And don't get me started on the software you need on the mainframe end... -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | Growth for the sake of \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | growth is the ideology X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | of the cancer cell. / \ if you read it the right way. | -- Edward Abbey
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| From | Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-03-21 00:19 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <10pko6b$222dk$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #234282 |
On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:31:26 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > Yes, there were some good editors out there that made effective use > of block mode. Still, though, I think character mode is easier to > work with. Scrolling being an obvious issue.
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