Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 12:42:29 -0500 From: "Jason" <jsmethers@pdq.net> To: "FreeBSD Chat" <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: The joys of Windows Message-ID: <002301bff0df$8be558e0$9ccf1f40@pdq.net> References: <20000718165600.13757.qmail@web1304.mail.yahoo.com> <20000718224821.F19428@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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> Tim Ryder said on Jul 18, 2000 at 09:56:00: > Another thing: I think you missed the point of the original mail, > which wasn't a general crib mail, but documented a specific deficiency > in windows: namely, it sometimes automatically deletes files in the > home area on logout if the "roaming profile directory" (whatever that > is) is set to the home directory (though apparently you can safely set > it to a subdirectory of the home directory). I think further comment > is unnecessary. I challenge you to find anything comparable in the > history of unix. > > R. There was a bug in /usr/sbin/pkg_add where while installing a ports package that it received a ^c it would rm -rf the current users home directory. This feature worked for some time on both FreeBSD and NetBSD. Satisfied? - Jason To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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