Subject: Re: spell
To: Todd Vierling <tv@pobox.com>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@telstra.com.au>
List: current-users
Date: 08/02/1998 15:47:07
On Sat, 1 Aug 1998 19:55:43 -0400 (EDT)  Todd Vierling wrote:

> On Sat, 1 Aug 1998, Segmentation Violation.  Core dumped. wrote:
> 
> : I notice we don't have a "spell" program (not like we _need_ it, right? :-/)
> : 
> : If my analytical logic is correct, functionally it's nothing more than:
> 
> It's a lot more than that.
> 
> Does the GNU ispell have a command-line spell variant that we may be
> able to use (particularly for things like Pine which have a spell-check
> hotkey)?  I haven't ever used the GNU ispell....

It's got a great interactive mode that works well with MH.  Compose your
mail, type "e ispell" at the "What now?" prompt, and then send it.  I
don't know how it would hook in with other MUA's.

I have to admit I usually only use it when I'm sending email to the boss
or the boss's boss, etc.  Any misspellings on NetBSD lists are entirely
my own fault :)

Simon.