Re:We can't send email more than 500 miles (2002)
by noisy_boy on Thursday July 09, 2020 @12:34AM
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Edit: Found it - its /usr/share/units/definitions.units (on Pop!_OS, so probably same on Ubuntu/Debian).
The FAQ[0] mentions:
> units on SunOS doesn't know about "millilightseconds."
> Yes. So? I used to populate my units.dat file with tons of extra prefixes and units. And actually, I think I was using AIX to run units; I don't know if it knew about millilightseconds. Take a look at the units.dat shipped with Linux these days. It definitely knows about millilightseconds.
I tried locate for units.dat but couldn't find it. Anyone knows where is it? Not keen on running a system-wide find.
The FAQ[0] mentions:
> units on SunOS doesn't know about "millilightseconds."
> Yes. So? I used to populate my units.dat file with tons of extra prefixes and units. And actually, I think I was using AIX to run units; I don't know if it knew about millilightseconds. Take a look at the units.dat shipped with Linux these days. It definitely knows about millilightseconds.
I tried locate for units.dat but couldn't find it. Anyone knows where is it? Not keen on running a system-wide find.
[0]: https://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail-faq.html