[MPlayer-dev-eng] mms:// saying "Core dumped ;)"

[Joey Parrish]

On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 11:30:12AM -0400, D Richard Felker III wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 04:21:44PM +0200, Arpi wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > > On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 05:44:30PM -0700, rcooley wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:56:40 +0100
> > > > "J. Grant" <jg at jguk.org> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I wonder if there is a reason MSGTR_CoreDumped msg is displayed?
> > > > 
> > > > Because MPlayer devs have a perverse sense of humor!
> > > 
> > > maybe we could rename it to MSGTR_CoreDumpJoke so that people who
> > > actually bother to read the source over this will have _some_ hope of
> > > figuring out that it was a joke... :)
> > 
> > Or it's time to ask Diego to do some re-wording on that.
> > For example: "Congratulations! The stream has been successfully saved
> > for your entertrainment. Enjoy, and dont forget to donate!"
> 
> no, i'm strongly in favor of keeping the message. we could just put a
> filter rule on the mailing list to bounce mails containing the string
> "Core dumped ;)" with a message: "you are stupid!"

No, we need to setup a filter that intercepts those mails and asks them
for their bank account numbers.  Then each of the poor devs on the list
will get these in turn, so we can share the wealth.

When we finish emptying their bank accounts, we'll send a confirmation
message that says "Bank core dumped."

--Joey

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