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In article <4148@cps3xx.UUCP>, usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) writes:
> Most UNIX programs *do not* ever check this. UNIX programmers assume
> a blissful computer with plenty enough VM to get by.

This is pure garbage. I don't think I've seen any ordinary UNIX programs
that do this. Now things might be different in the X-windows world, where
they have a rather cavalier attitude towards resource usage. You did
mention that you're using a Sun...

(speaking of Suns, we just got one at work. *This* is supposed to be a
better product than System V? It's sure got more bells and whistles,
but the amount of integration and productizing is virtually nil)

If you want to point a finger at UNIX programs, there is a problem with the
assumption that disk space is effectively infinite... but I've not seen too
many Amiga programs that check for this, either. A few, yes, so it shows a bit
more care... but most still ignore error returns from Write.

Now Amiga programmers, on the other hand, do tend to leave dead file locks
lying around...
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