From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29263 invoked from network); 11 Dec 2008 17:53:32 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 Received: from news.dotsrc.org (HELO a.mx.sunsite.dk) (130.225.247.88) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 11 Dec 2008 17:53:32 -0000 Received-SPF: none (ns1.primenet.com.au: domain at sunsite.dk does not designate permitted sender hosts) Received: (qmail 96464 invoked from network); 11 Dec 2008 17:53:27 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by a.mx.sunsite.dk with SMTP; 11 Dec 2008 17:53:27 -0000 Received: (qmail 12137 invoked by alias); 11 Dec 2008 17:53:22 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-workers-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 26129 Received: (qmail 12123 invoked from network); 11 Dec 2008 17:53:22 -0000 Received: from bifrost.dotsrc.org (130.225.254.106) by sunsite.dk with SMTP; 11 Dec 2008 17:53:22 -0000 Received: from cluster-g.mailcontrol.com (cluster-g.mailcontrol.com [208.87.233.190]) by bifrost.dotsrc.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 449E980524C5 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:53:17 +0100 (CET) Received: from rly20g.srv.mailcontrol.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rly20g.srv.mailcontrol.com (MailControl) with ESMTP id mBBHr2RW000434 for ; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:53:14 GMT Received: from submission.mailcontrol.com (submission.mailcontrol.com [86.111.216.190]) by rly20g.srv.mailcontrol.com (MailControl) id mBBHqr83032540 for zsh-workers@sunsite.dk; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:52:53 GMT Received: from cameurexb01.EUROPE.ROOT.PRI ([193.128.72.68]) by rly20g-eth0.srv.mailcontrol.com (envelope-sender Peter.Stephenson@csr.com) (MIMEDefang) with ESMTP id mBBHqmqt032019; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:52:53 +0000 (GMT) Received: from news01.csr.com ([10.103.143.38]) by cameurexb01.EUROPE.ROOT.PRI with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:52:47 +0000 Received: from news01.csr.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by news01.csr.com (8.14.2/8.13.4) with ESMTP id mBBHqgYO008041; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:52:42 GMT Received: from csr.com (pws@localhost) by news01.csr.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id mBBHqgEe008037; Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:52:42 GMT Message-Id: <200812111752.mBBHqgEe008037@news01.csr.com> X-Authentication-Warning: news01.csr.com: pws owned process doing -bs To: Bart Schaefer cc: zsh-workers@sunsite.dk Subject: Re: Quick way to lock up your shell In-reply-to: <081211093531.ZM21666@torch.brasslantern.com> References: <081211093531.ZM21666@torch.brasslantern.com> Comments: In-reply-to Bart Schaefer message dated "Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:35:31 -0800." Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:52:42 +0000 From: Peter Stephenson X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Dec 2008 17:52:47.0894 (UTC) FILETIME=[473BAB60:01C95BB9] X-Scanned-By: MailControl A_08_51_00 (www.mailcontrol.com) on 10.71.1.130 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.92.1/8746/Thu Dec 11 05:14:26 2008 on bifrost X-Virus-Status: Clean Bart Schaefer wrote: > schaefer<501> FOO==(cat) > > The shell is now hung forever waiting for a "cat" that will never exit, Cats are like that. The think to do is to shut the door in its face; then it will immediately decide it wants to leave after all and start scratching at the door. Hope this helps. -- Peter Stephenson Software Engineer CSR PLC, Churchill House, Cambridge Business Park, Cowley Road Cambridge, CB4 0WZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1223 692070