Away
------------- Version 0.9
Away is a terminal locking program with the additional ability to
check user-defined mailboxes for new mail.
Background
----------
Also, like many people (I assume), I always use the `w` command to
see what people are doing on a server. I often need to talk with
someone online, and it drives me bonkers to see them online but
idle for two+ hours. Then I'm stuck with the decision of "should I
wait a few minutes and see if they do something?" or "should I just
email them since I know they won't be back for another two hours?"
Well, to combat this problem, I started this project. My primary
goal with writing Away was very simple: write a program to take
the place of "-bash" (or whatever shell you hold dear to your
heart) in the `w` command's "WHAT" column. Since that time, Away
has been transformed into a pretty nice terminal locking program.
Legal
-----
See the file COPYING for copyright and warranty information.
Latest Versions
---------------
The latest version of Away can be found at the following
location:
http://unbeatenpath.net/software/away/
Alternate download location:
ftp://wtlug.org/pub/away/
Special thanks to the guys at WTLUG and Leapfrog Technologies.
Installation
------------
$ tar zxvf away-x.y.z.tar.gz
- or -
tar jxvf away-x.y.z.tar.bz2
$ cd away-x.y.z/
$ ./configure
$ make
$ su -c "make install"
note: older versions of tar may require a 'y' or 'I' for bzip2
(de)compression, rather than 'j' as shown above.
Upgrading
---------
See the file NEWS for information on major changes and differences
between versions.
Configuration
-------------
Each user may have an ~/.awayrc configuration file in their home
directory. For a description and example of the rcfile, see the
awayrc(5) man page or the sample awayrc file distributed in this
package.
Usage
-----
See away(1) man page.
Contributers
------------
See the AUTHORS file.
Bug Reports and Patches
-----------------------
Any bug reports and/or patches should be sent to the Away mailing
list <away@unbeatenpath.net>.
See the BUGS file for a list of known bugs.
Contact
-------
A mailing list has been set up for the discussion of Away. Please
send any messages related to Away to the mailing list at
<away@unbeatenpath.net>.
Cameron Moore
cameron@unbeatenpath.net
$Id: README,v 1.8 2002-09-07 18:04:43 pepper Exp $