DJB> Can it be made to work in the following manner:
DJB> If the sysop of the node connects, then it greets them
DJB> saying 'I aM ElItE, WaReZ dewd RocKs Da HoUsE' and causes
DJB> the TNC to blast out in Bell202 tones a quick tune to
DJB> announce to the world that the sysop has a 'real kewl node'?
DJB> I think that is far more important than any prompt... also
DJB> where are the icons? I keep connecting to these nodes and
DJB> find nothing to click on.... should I reinstall windows?
DJB> Sorry.
Ease of use is a serious issue. This is a Unix-oriented mailing list, but that
does not mean that we should consider obscurity to be a design goal.
One perfectly legitimate justification for adding a prompt is whether it would
minimize confusion. People expecting a prompt now are very confused by its
absence, but would people expecting its absence be confused by its presence?
We should not turn this into a "secret handshake" where those already in the
know are the only ones not confused.
-- Mike