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   Message 67,462 of 68,980   
   Tom Del Rosso to Ted Davis   
   Re: Batch to mount USB drive - RFC   
   09 Nov 19 18:57:14   
   
   From: fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com   
      
    On Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7:17:24 PM UTC-6, Ted Davis wrote:   
   > The following is the current state of the program I'm writing to   
   > install a   
   > USB drive for my computer illiterate chiropractor.  I decided to   
   > make it   
   > as general - and as luser proof - as practical.  Unfortunately, it   
   > got long.   
      
   It sure did get long.  I don't think it simplifies the job of the   
   non-tech user.  Especially when you have messages like the below.  He   
   won't know how to answer so there shouldn't be any prompts.  No need for   
   any messages.  Just do it automatically.   
      
   echo This program is about to make changes to your file system.   
   set /p response=They should be harmless, and are reversable.  Do you   
   want to proceed? y/n   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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