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Is most
(ii  most           4.9.0-2        a more/less paging type program)
being actively maintained?  The last changelog entry is from Oct 25th, '99.
The reason i ask is that there's a wishlist bug (#53418) that addresses
an annoyance i faced as well.. The fact that most is not registered w/ 
update-alternatives as a pager when it is installed.  If this was a hard
wishlist bug to fix, then maybe the 298 day age on it would be warranted, but
this would be a simple couple of lines added to 
/var/lib/dpkg/info/most.postinst.  Something similar to less's postinst:

        update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/pager pager \
            /usr/bin/less 77 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/pager.1.gz \
            pager.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/less.1.gz


s/less/most/g
s/77/100/

Seems like an easy change to me.

-- 
"... being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited
by a large family of carpenters and architects. Every morning when
you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new
turret, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily
removed the floor under your bed." - Unix for Dummies, 2nd Edition
        -- found in the .sig of Rob Riggs, rriggs@tesser.com

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