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From: sob@tmc.edu (Stan Barber)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: PD NFS
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Date: 17 Oct 90 14:43:11 GMT
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Yes, there have been versions shipped that didn't work. That is not really
the point. Anyone running modern version of SunOS (4.0.3 or 4.1) should be
able to run a working lock daemon.

The real point is that some vendors don't support any form of locking that
notifies other potential users of the file that it is locked. This is BAD.

Now that this locking protocol has been published by X/Open, it should be
much easier to get it right. I hope that various vendors will try.

STAN