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From: Boyd Roberts <boyd@strakt.com>
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Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:13:13 +0100
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forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk wrote:
>           Since other operating systems do not guarantee that system
>           files are laid out contiguously, the CHAPPEND mode bit is
>           set in file stat information only when the file is currently
>           contiguous.  Attempts to set the CHAPPEND mode bit explic-
>           itly will cause dossrv to try to make the file contiguous,
>           succeeding only if this is possible.

Thanks for the info.

That is awful.  It also explains why my 9load crashed and burned; it not
being contiguous, perchance?

I shall try again.

Those VAIOs will come 'round to 'my way of thinking'.