<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><br></div><div>While I will not get in to the argument of what is better or worse,</div><div><br></div><div>My experience says the following needs to be said about editing:</div><div><br></div><div>1st<br></div><div>You should know how to use VI as it is in every linux system and if you have ever had a catastrophe with your system and need to get it working enough to extract or change data, you would understand. A little tough to learn how to use it after the fact. Yes it is tougher to learn than the old DOS "EDLIN" that I liked back in the day.<br></div><div><br></div><div>2nd and most important:<br></div><div>A word of caution for those that do not know any better. Windows editors are just fine for editing .conf files because of how they are read into app_rpt.</div><div><br></div><div>If you intend to edit linux system files (files read by the linux system not app_rpt), you need to be certain how it handles cr/lf (carriage return & line feeds) as they are not the same on windows editors. Some of you know that already but I'm saying that for those that do not. LINUX system CRON files would be a fine example of what you should not edit with a stock windows editor. You may find yourself really scratching your head when it all looks right but does not work. There are window based editors made for such file interaction. Google them.<br></div><div><br></div><div>...mike/kb8jnm<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></span></body></html>