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From: sastdr@torpid.unx.sas.com (Thomas David Rivers)
Subject: Re: 386BSD versions of sources...
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1993 00:11:21 GMT
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  I write...
>>
>>       1) the flock() function has been deprecated in 386bsd,
>>             (C news provides a nice clone one in the Sys V specific
>>              directory)
>

   Andrew Moore corrects:

>Oh, I think you mean ftime(3).  flock is not deprecated, I believe.
>Here is a version of ftime for 386bsd which looks a little cleaner than the
>one included with C News:

	Oops - Andrew is absolutely correct; I should look before
   I post.  I hope Andrew's correction to my mis-post stems the
   tide of mis-information.

	- Thanks Andrew! -

	- Dave Rivers -
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