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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
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Subject: Re: Volume Name + dirID == ?
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Date: 18 Jun 91 13:25:18 GMT
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In article <677239715.1@blkcat.FidoNet> Edward.Rice@p4214.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Edward Rice) writes:

>IOMisc either points to a portion of memory (522 bytes) to be used as the
>access pathUs buffer, or is NIL if you want the volume buffer to be used
>instead.

Beware.  Failure to set this field properly will lead to very unpleasant
and mysterious results on SE's and earlier.  I think newer ROMS either
ignore the value or do some sort of sanity checking on it.

I speak from personal experience...
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Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
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