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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: msdosfs causes total meltdown
Date: 17 Oct 1995 09:59:01 +0100
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Jordan K. Hubbard <jkh@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
>Finite Systems Consulting wrote:
>> It would be really nice to have access to the DOS partition from
>> FreeBSD... any advice will be much appreciated.
>
>I agree that it would be really nice, but that's about the best I can
>do.. :-(
>
>The problem requires someone with a knowledge of DOS filesystems to
>go in there and make sure we're doing the right things.  Unfortunately,
>such people don't exactly grow on trees! :(

In particular since said person should also have a substantial
understanding of the VFS code.
-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)