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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
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Subject: Re: Why aren't 7.0 aliases real?
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Date: 8 Apr 91 17:49:33 GMT
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In article <1991Apr8.013825.13118@netcom.COM> james@netcom.COM (James L. Paul) writes:
>I'm asking out of curiosity. My experience with aliases sounds different
>from yours. I'm running 7.0FC1. I'd appreciate an example where the illusory
>nature of aliases can be demostrated.

How many applications can deal with their 'Preferences' or 'Settings' files
being aliases?

MacTCP's dnr looks for itself in the system folder; will it accept an alias?

I'd imagine the answers are none (except for those few sys7 aware apps) and no.
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