From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.3 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,RDNS_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: (qmail 27433 invoked from network); 10 Mar 2020 20:26:47 -0000 Received-SPF: pass (minnie.tuhs.org: domain of minnie.tuhs.org designates 45.79.103.53 as permitted sender) receiver=inbox.vuxu.org; client-ip=45.79.103.53 envelope-from= Received: from unknown (HELO minnie.tuhs.org) (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTP; 10 Mar 2020 20:26:47 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 8C9539BCDC; Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:26:44 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E96229BB47; Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:26:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id B26F19BB47; Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:26:15 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta02p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta02p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.66]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AE58F9BB46 for ; Wed, 11 Mar 2020 06:26:14 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep02p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20200310202612.DNTA10415.viclafep02p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:26:12 +1100 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedugedruddvtddguddvlecutefuodetggdotefrodftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfupfevtfgpvffgnffuvffttedpqfgfvfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecugedttdenucenucfjughrpeffhffvufgjkfhffgggtgesthdttddttdervdenucfhrhhomhepffgrvhgvucfjohhrshhfrghllhcuoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqeenucfkphepuddutddrudeguddrudelfedrvdeffeenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhephhgvlhhopegrnhgvuhhrihhnrdhhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefpdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqedprhgtphhtthhopeeothhuhhhssehtuhhhshdrohhrgheq X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.418) id 5E00C71E0DB652F2 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:26:12 +1100 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 02AKQBU6018595 for ; Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:26:11 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 02AKQAKi018592 for ; Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:26:11 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:26:10 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: <178d5ef9-b188-ad63-2dc3-ff51541f6dc9@case.edu> Message-ID: References: <20200306224431.D226C18C080@mercury.lcs.mit.edu> <1fab6a1a-ccfb-02cc-c23e-1a0d8c9e954a@spamtrap.tnetconsulting.net> <178d5ef9-b188-ad63-2dc3-ff51541f6dc9@case.edu> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [TUHS] First appearance of named pipes X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Tue, 10 Mar 2020, Chet Ramey wrote: > Yes, absolutely. Just like a pipe is a FIFO, a FIFO is just a pipe with > a name that appears in the file system. So they would still be subject to the same 8-block limit? I haven't delved into the finer points of named pipes as I rarely use them. Related question: are they the same as Unix-domain sockets? Oddly enough I haven't used those much either. -- Dave