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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: httpd through cron
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 12:51:07 -0700
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J Wunsch wrote:
] Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> wrote:
] 
] > It needs a /dev/tty, which it can't get if it is run by cron.
] 
] Why does an HTTPD need /dev/tty?

Because it is cruddy?  I give up... why?  8-).

                                        Terry Lambert
                                        terry@lambert.org
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