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Date:      Wed, 03 Jul 1996 00:42:38 +0100
From:      "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Andi Gutmans <andi@actcom.co.il>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Loopback mounts 
Message-ID:  <8915.836350958@palmer.demon.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 02 Jul 1996 02:05:07 %2B0300." <2.2.32.19960701230507.00729f28@mail.actcom.co.il> 

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Andi Gutmans wrote in message ID
<2.2.32.19960701230507.00729f28@mail.actcom.co.il>:
> Hi,
> 
> Does FreeBSD do loopback directory mounts ala SunOS?
> I mean like mount -t lo /local/mail /var/spool/mail

You can do localhost mounts with NFS, but no loopback mounts as (to
date) the nullfs in FreeBSD is broken. Before you ask: yes, it is
being worked on, and should (hopefully) be fixed in 2.2, which is due
out about the end of the year.

> And one more questions :)
> Is there an FAQ or HOWTO for IPX someplace? I haven't been able to find one
> on www.freebsd.org

Not that I know of.

Gary
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Gary Palmer                                          FreeBSD Core Team Member
FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info



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