From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
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Subject: Re: [9fans] /n
From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:25 -0400
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> why do files in /n exist on the distributed image?
> when would they be necessary?

mntgen appeared on the scene relatively late.
there was a time when you just ran mkdir a lot in /n.
looking through the archives, it looks like nemo
came up with the idea as "autodirfs" in 2002.

before i poked through the archives, i would have
credited dan cross with the idea.  is dan still on this list?

russ