Re: Problem with simple script to clean out an ERC buffer

[Van L]

> Emanuel Berg writes:
> 
>>> Sometimes I don't get back to check
>>> a chatroom for a day or more, so I don't
>>> want anything truncating it before
>>> I get there.
>> 
>> There is a variable for continuously writing
>> chat buffer to file so you lose nothing.
> 
> Hold - Mr. Boyd may run out of disk space
> doing that!

True in theory. 30kb file can fit on video file 
store capacity with plenty to spare in reality.

> Seriously, what is it in the IRC logs that is
> so important you have to check it like some
> 20-ish moronic dude who wants to attend every
> single party fearing otherwise he will
> "miss" something?

Is that what IRC is good for?