Re: dwrites doc'd where?

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From: Joe Freeman
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1992 22:19

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If its not documented, then its not safe.  

In article <Bwrpts.1HM@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens) writes:
>I could, but then I would get no idea of what dwrites were safe to use as far  
>as NeXT is concerned.  Perhaps they stuck some in there just for their  
>purposes, as they stick undocumented API in applications for their own use (for  
>example, the famous bug seen by hitting the "Reply" button in NewsGrazer while  

Undocumented API is always unsafe.  



-- 
Joe Freeman	jfreem@uncecs.edu
		jfreeman@next.com (NeXT Mail)
The opinions espressed here are my own and are not shared by my employer  or
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Subject: Re: dwrites doc'd where?
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