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From: cudcv@warwick.ac.uk (Rob McMahon)
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Subject: Re: tmpfile Question
Keywords: tmpfile, conforming
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Date: 29 Mar 91 16:40:35 GMT
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In article <15603@smoke.brl.mil> gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>(The file is unli[n]ked after being opened.  Note that some non-UNIX file
>systems such as NFS may have problems with that.)

NFS may have its problems, but this is not one.  Unlinking from the client
that opened the file is covered.

Rob
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