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From: mem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: VI and MAILX (was: Re: question about vi)
Message-ID: <316@zinn.MV.COM>
Date: 27 May 88 02:04:39 GMT
References: <611@nvuxl.UUCP> <730001@hpfelg.HP.COM> <88@dcs.UUCP>
Organization: Zinn Computer Co., Litchfield NH
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In article <88@dcs.UUCP>, wnp@dcs.UUCP (Wolf N. Paul) writes:
> In article <730001@hpfelg.HP.COM> lls@hpfelg.HP.COM (Lauri Schaaf) writes:
>  >When your done just :wq! or ZZ and 
>  >memo is ready to be sent -- this is
>  >better documented in your manual.
>  UNIX SysV mailx requires you to press Control-D after quitting
>  VI in order to send the message.

The original reference does not say that the memo is sent.  It says that
the memo is "ready to be sent".  (Actually it is merely "edited".  "Ready"
is entirely subjective :-) ).  Anyway, you don't *have* to get vi from
"~v"; you can set the VISUAL and/or the EDITOR environment/mailx variables
to chose the editor you prefer.
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