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From: lmb@vicom.COM (Larry Blair)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Not using builtins (was: Problem decrypting)
Message-ID: <1331@vsi1.COM>
Date: 29 Dec 88 18:31:24 GMT
References: <1330@vsi1.COM>
Reply-To: lmb@vicom.COM (Larry Blair)
Organization: VICOM Systems Inc., San Jose, CA
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In article <1330@vsi1.COM> lmb@vicom.COM (Larry Blair) writes:
=I have a problem using the encryption feature on my Sun 3, SunOS 3.5.1.
=There's no problem sending encrypted mail, but when you try do decrypt
=when reading a message, the cursor goes to HOME after printing the
="please enter decryption key:" message, and then the tty modes are
=completely screwed up and, if I'm using a vt100, the terminal needs to
=be reset.

Once again answering my own question... the problem is that I'm using
"less" as my pager.  The interaction problem is between less, elm, and
getpass.

My impression of elm, in general, is that it does not work well unless
you use all of the builtins.  Besides the problems encountered when using
your own pager, it appears to be very difficult to do some basic things,
like including text from a different mail message than the one you're
replying to, unless you use the builtin editor.  I may be wrong on this,
but since I have to read the manuals in their original nroff form, it is
difficult to tell if I'm missing something.

I've sent syd a patch to create a new option, "lastscreen", which implements
the change I mentioned about not requiring a <cr> after message display.
If anyone wants it, send me mail.  PLEASE put the word "lastscreen" in the
subject.  I'm going to work on this less/elm/getpass/decrypt problem, too.
-- 
Larry Blair   ames!vsi1!lmb   lmb@vicom.com