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- From: bjl@loki.research.ptt.nl (Ben Lippolt)
- Subject: Re: Conversion between DOS and Unix text files (was heroic stuff)
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- References: <186qb2INNai1@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1899f1INN39a@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <bjl.715689378@freyr> <1992Sep5.121654.15118@klaava.Helsinki.FI>
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 13:47:02 GMT
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- wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Lars Wirzenius) writes:
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- >>You can even mount DOS partitions in such a way that the conversion is
- >>done automatically.
-
- >I don't think this is a particularly good idea, since it can easily lead
- >to unwanted conversions, like in this case when a shell script was
- >converted and no longer worked. Your mileage may act differently, of
- >course.
-
- True, but I think it not wise to use the DOS FS for things it was never
- meant. It is not a substitute for a real filesystem. IMO you should not
- use it as a place to store binaries, scripts, etc.
- BTW, personally I don't use the conversion option.
-
-
- Ben Lippolt.
-