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From: dsill@RELAY.NSWC.NAVY.MIL
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: running vi inside GNU emacs vs. ftp-find-file
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Date: 10 May 89 12:44:21 GMT
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Thanks to those who've replied, many of whom suggested my friend use
ftp-find-file to edit files remotely.

As a way to edit files remotely, ftp-find-file has problems.  The
get-edit-put approach is not very elegant, especially when one wants
to make a few quick changes to a large file.

But the real problem is that one would like to be able to run an
arbitrary screen-oriented program while telnet'ed inside emacs.
Running vi is just one of many possibilities.  (Of course, I didn't
phrase the question that way originally.  So, sue me.)

The terminal-emulator is close to a real solution, but isn't very
clean.  Does anyone have a real vt100 emulator?

-Dave (dsill@relay.nswc.navy.mil)