GNU bug report logs - #56461
Make net/rlogin.el obsolete

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2022 14:06:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: confirmed

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>, 56461 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#56461: Make net/rlogin.el obsolete
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:42:41 +0200

>>>>> On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:34:31 +0200, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> said:

    Lars> Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:
    >> I guess net/rlogin.el should be obsoleted.  It has a pretty bad name (no
    >> one uses rlogin these days) and seems to add nothing useful over
    >> e.g. `M-x shell RET ssh <foo>'.

    Lars> Yes, I agree -- it should be obsoleted.

How about we just remove it? I know it defaults to using ssh these
days, but we just shouldnʼt mention the r* commands anywhere.

Robert
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