From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bastien Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: visible-bell vs. holding down a key Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:08:01 +0000 Message-ID: <87ir0x1s3i.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: <87myq9txa8.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1202609320 6379 80.91.229.12 (10 Feb 2008 02:08:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:08:40 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 10 03:09:03 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JO1cq-0007S0-Rl for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 10 Feb 2008 03:09:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JO1cN-0000sQ-Sc for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:08:31 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JO1c2-0000m7-2B for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:08:10 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JO1bx-0000dM-E5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:08:09 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JO1bx-0000dA-B2 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:08:05 -0500 Original-Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.157]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JO1bx-0006mA-7R for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:08:05 -0500 Original-Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id d23so3646766fga.30 for ; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:08:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:sender; bh=DYmvA98+kMfUfmfXayrwe9yD4cdv4MiMO5fnadAtSOk=; b=ZPIVCRCmVgjcrhHkcWoRwiyf7DHgNPsUURsP2xjMm56uz8RUTzs23zAWhjCdKc3FbtVFUC9Q1VvHme/DT7SLFLrYyLds4Z78VipGTvMSB/x2hjESCRVhcyEH20L0wqczinYBlbTj2LmlyCeNr4osDJy9do6aa7cySmXBz2eSYSc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:sender; b=MYCmsGteJwCiLl/Uvd5zwmR+H2n4hbFAyvPzQu4JFvnDfV9hMbg7nKaBnyumMTEvb0cYea5QrH4Xn7yYov9ooz0Le8zmPP26lkVwpswbxA/xUYnERVEZTItv0/bifSKN2ApO+eNVVIYlHDegQEL+TWF75qdIr8XmJcq/FK29K6E= Original-Received: by 10.82.174.20 with SMTP id w20mr26477701bue.28.1202609283807; Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:08:03 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from bzg.ath.cx ( [81.99.213.34]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d27sm15179245nfh.34.2008.02.09.18.08.02 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:08:02 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by bzg.ath.cx (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 4379F158253; Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:08:01 +0000 (GMT) In-Reply-To: <87myq9txa8.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:28:31 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110007 (No Gnus v0.7) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:51388 Archived-At: jidanni@jidanni.org writes: > Gentlemen, do > $ emacs -Q --eval "(set-variable 'visible-bell t)" > C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b... > > Shouldn't emacs be smart enough to notice we are launching a denial of > service attack on ourselves, that lasts much longer than we held the > key down? Shouldn't just a few messages be enough? emacs-version "22.1.1" Emacs is smart enough not to bother if you're not. -- Bastien