On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 10:55:39AM -0400, Tim Evans wrote:
> On 08/25/2016 09:43 AM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 25, 2016 at 01:39:00AM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
> > > On 08/24/2016 10:21 PM, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > > > Root runs a nightly cronjob of "/usr/bin/calendar -a"
> > > > to look at each users calendar file and send notices
> > > > of upcoming events.  The new version loops endlessly
> > > > through all the users.
> > > > 
> > > > If I run calendar as myself without the -a option
> > > > it doesn't loop.  Run it as "sudo calendar -a" and
> > > > I have to kill it quickly or the mail system will
> > > > clog again.
> > > 
> > > Take it out of root's crontab and put it in your own.
> > > That way, you won't have to worry about the bug.
> > 
> > And check that each user knows how to set-up their
> > own crontab, is allowed, and does if they want
> > the service.
> 
> IIRC, root's crontab contained this entry back in the System V days--maybe
> even before.  First saw it in the mid-80's.

That is where I first used it, either System III or Version 7.

Jon
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