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From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] telnet
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Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 00:41:48 +0200
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> Each directory contains files representing the names of the
> machines in that domain; an example might be the path
> /net/name/usa/edu/mit/ai.  Each machine file contains information like
> the IP address of the machine.  We rejected this representation for
> several reasons.  ...

i have to disagree.  the ! addressing no different from / [file]
addressing.  you can synthesise the file tree based on context.

a!b!c as a comand line argumeet is just that, whereas user
mode fileservers can do whatever they like.  getting the
structure of the file tree may be tricky, but that's what
makes it interesting.

a!b!c goes all the way back to datakit and uucp.  i'd
say it's time to dump it.  if you want shortcuts use bind(1).

EGREG?

;)