Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.4DFA148C@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:42:13 +0100 Return-Path: <@vm.gmd.de:LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.BITNET> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4DFA148C" x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil t nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 x-to: LaTeX-L Mailing list Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: automatic update Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1991 23:05:18 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "Leslie Lamport" Sender: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" To: "Rainer M. Schoepf" Reply-To: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 455 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4DFA148C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am thinking about the possibility of a system for using e-mail to implement distributed applications. A "demon" would remove the appropriate messages from the user's inbox and interpret them. (For operating systems that couldn't accomodate this, the user would have to do something manually to get the message processed.) One possible application would be for automagically updating TeX/LaTeX. Changes to source files would be propagated, and make files could be invoked to roll new versions, without the user doing anything. Before embarking on such a project, I want to find out if it would be useful. So, I would like to know how useful you think this application would be. Leslie Lamport ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.4DFA148C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable automatic update

I am thinking about the possibility of a system for = using e-mail to
implement distributed applications.  A = "demon" would remove the
appropriate messages from the user's inbox and = interpret them.  (For
operating systems that couldn't accomodate this, the = user would have to
do something manually to get the message = processed.)

One possible application would be for automagically = updating TeX/LaTeX.
Changes to source files would be propagated, and make = files could be
invoked to roll new versions, without the user doing = anything.

Before embarking on such a project, I want to find out = if it would be
useful.  So, I would like to know how useful you = think this application
would be.

Leslie Lamport

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