frugal: user csuite functions

Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 16:31:34 -0400
From: Andrew Dacey <ac213@chebucto.ns.ca>
To: csuite-tech@chebucto.ns.ca
cc: Edward Dyer <aa146@chebucto.ns.ca>
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On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Edward Dyer wrote:

> These comments are based on what happens on CCN, not frugal, but I assume 
> the latter are based on the former.
> 
> There is a corresponding script that gives access to host and traceroute,
> which is not totally functional.  lynxcgi-bin/network
> 
>  Problems - The host function does not allow selection
> of type of records, or making the request of a specific nameserver. 
> Ideally the first display could have the names of the nameservers made 
> into live links to recall the script with two arguments - the script 
> input variable, as before, followed by the NS hostname
> (i.e. it should generate, for example a link which would execute the 
> command 
>        host -t any chebucto.ns.ca snoopy.ucis.dal.ca      
> to get the particulars that snoopy knows about chebucto, and not just 
> what happens to be in chebucto's cache.)

I've added a new field to each part of the form to perform this 
functionality. That's the best I can do for now.

> - The traceroute executes to a blank screen until it reaches the hop 
> limit, (which can take ten minutes) rather than displaying the results as it 
> goes.  Also there does not seem to be anyway to stop it, either with 
> (preferred) or without displaying the results.

Short of changing the entire script to a lynxprog (ugh!) I can't do that, 
it's just a problem with the way lynx displays stuff as it loads (it doesn't)

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