From: Michael Campbell <michael_s_campbell@...>
Date: 2002-09-12T03:57:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Full Screen Editor


--- Matt Gushee <mgushee@havenrock.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 01:07:00AM +0900, Firestone, Mark -
> Technical Support wrote:
> > Ah, but I want to connect this to the Ruby BBS program that I
> wrote, so that
> > users on the other end of a telnet connection can use it to edit
> their
> > messages...
> > 
> > No idea how to even think about going about that...
> 
> If the main requirement is exchanging text over telnet, then
> shouldn't
> you be looking for an editor that will interact with telnet? Many
> common editors (including, certainly, the Emacs and VI families)
> can be
> used in that way.
> 
> If you really think the editor needs to be *written in Ruby*,
> perhaps
> you should explain your thinking in a bit more detail.


I'm guessing here, but I think he wants/needs some sort of editor-ish
functionality for a BBS; so it has to be server based, not a client
using an editor.

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