Subject: Re: y/n/^C

From: Mike Ramey <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 15:07:08 -0800 (PST)

> 	So where the ^C would be a useful option it is unavailable and
> where ^C is available it is confusing.  But that's just one user's view. 

Well put; I agree.  Please allow users to abort the Q(uit) command. -mr

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From: John Stumbles <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 09:19:39 GMT

> Well put; I agree.  Please allow users to abort the Q(uit) command. -mr

And for PC-PINE can we have the ESCAPE key do the same as ^C, as that's a 
common DOSsy way of doing things?

John Stumbles
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From: Barry Landy <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 1994 11:06:16 GMT

On Fri, 14 Jan 1994, Richard Lee wrote:

>  And the one place where one *needs* this feature, I think it 
> still is unavailable.  I have sometimes asked to quit pine and then 
> immediately realized I didn't want to.  At that point I am given the 

Actually, this is subject to the "quit-without-confirm" option, so I 
presume you have this set (possibly because you have "old-growth"). 
Without that option you get asked "do you really want to leave pine y/n".

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