From owner-freebsd-current Wed Nov 12 09:49:44 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id JAA21239 for current-outgoing; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:49:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current) Received: from sag.space.lockheed.com (sag.space.lockheed.com [192.68.162.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id JAA21234 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:49:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from handy@sag.space.lockheed.com) Received: from localhost by sag.space.lockheed.com; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/21Nov95-0423PM) id AA21211; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:49:11 -0800 Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 09:49:11 -0800 (PST) From: "Brian N. Handy" To: Ollivier Robert Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: make world time???/ In-Reply-To: <19971112083040.26115@keltia.freenix.fr> Message-Id: X-Files: The truth is out there Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Ollivier says: >Throw away this. You don't need bounce buffers. This is probably the one thing that has never made any sense to me, in spite of the fabulous missives people have written on it. (And I have saved a few along the way...this is my own failing.) When do I need this? Can this be explained in dirt-simple terms we, the unwashed masses, will follow? (And as an example you can discuss Pentiums with boatloads of memory. :-) Thanks! Brian