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Re: <None> (Should be Open Systems, bloody NEWS system...)

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:13
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In article <1992Dec29.003728.9977@ryn.mro4.dec.com> Peter.Mayne@cao.mts.dec.com writes:
> NT (for example) supports at least two file systems, DOS and NTFS. NTFS has
> ACLs, DOS doesn't. If an operating system object is a file,

In UNIX it is. Apparently in NT a file is a special case of an object.

> which filing
> system does it use?  If I only use DOS, does that mean that NT suddenly loses
> the ability to use ACLs?

At least on those objects, yes.
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From: peter@ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: <None> (Should be Open Systems, bloody NEWS system...)
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References: <1992Dec23.212321.26522@ryn.mro4.dec.com> <id.SQ3W.IB6@ferranti.com> <1992Dec29.003728.9977@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:13:37 GMT
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