Subj : Reduce to two letters of commands
To   : Brother Rabbit
From : August Abolins
Date : Sun Feb 21 2021 18:06:52

On 2/21/2021 11:39 AM, between "Brother Rabbit - August Abolins":


>  AA> %HEL
>  AA> %LIS
>  AA> %QUE
>  AA> %LIN
>  AA> %UNL
>  AA> %Use
>  AA> %Rea
>  AA> %Fid
>  AA> %Tag
>  AA> %Gre
>  AA> %Con
>  AA>
>  AA> ?  :D  That would accommodate users with their smartphones a little better.
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> Reduce to two letters of commands
> %HELP
> %LIST
> %QUERY
> %LINKED
> %UNLINKED
> will not work, and to three it makes no sense.

I said THREE chars.  Sending in something like this:

%Use
%Tag May tagline!
%Gre Hello World..
%Con ..Bye for now.

  ..is a lot less typing than:

%Useerprofile
%Tagline May tagline!
%Greeting Hello World..
%Conclusion ..Bye for now.

Putting it another way, maybe have it so that the lowercase chars are optional:

%HELp
%LISt
%QUEry
%LINked
%UNLinked
%USErname
%REAlname
%FIDoaddress
%TAGline
%GREeting
%CONclusion

I am just thinking of their usage from a smartphone. Having a command fail due to typos near the END of the commands, something like:

%unlinkd
%usernm
%realnem
%fidoadress #######
%taglinee #######################
%greatings  #####################
%concluiosn ##################

  ..would be a tad frustrating.

BUT, if your system can just accept the first THREE chars after the %, then that would be cool.


> Heve a nice carrot!

Is that the same as to heave a carrot?   :D

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