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From: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com>
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Subject: Re: messages mess up display
To: keithl@gil.net (Keith Leonard)
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 20:34:28 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.93.960929222053.5470A-100000@wakko.gil.net> from "Keith Leonard" at Sep 29, 96 10:28:44 pm
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> I am probably asking a stupid question but - after a lot of work I have
> 2.1.5 working on my machine (486DX4 with 32megs ram and a 824 meg HD). I
> love it (once I caught on to the rationale), however no matter how I log
> on (root or keithl (wheel group)) I keep getting these anoying (sp?)
> messages about loggings and changes , etc. poping up on the display, which
> of course messes up the file (visually) that I'm working on. I realize to
> get rid of it (on the screen) I just need to cursor past the message and
> back to where I was - BUT PLEEEEASE.....
> 
> Any way to disable this message thingee?

edit /etc/syslog.conf