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Article #933Re: how to put a program into a .plan file
From: Thomas Truscott
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 1990 18:31
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 1990 18:31
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> >** A process to create dynamic .plan files. Creates a fifo, waits for > >** someone to connect to it. > > We have here a couple of machines (suns) using the same userdisks. > If I start the program on one machine, and try to finger myself from > another, the finger program locks up. ... That is because NFS does not support remote named pipes. (Or if you prefer, each client gets a "non-interfering" instance of the named pipe!) If you want this to work I suggest you get Freedomnet, which also supports supports remote devices, program execution, etc. Tom Truscott
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!noao!ncar!mephisto!mcnc!rti!trt From: trt@rti.rti.org (Thomas Truscott) Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer Subject: Re: how to put a program into a .plan file Summary: NFS strikes again Message-ID: <4109@rtifs1.UUCP> Date: 28 Sep 90 18:31:22 GMT References: <978@bbt.UUCP> <2867@litchi.bbn.com> <376@ra.abo.fi> Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC Lines: 15