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From: roskos@csed-1.UUCP (Eric Roskos)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.arch
Subject: Re: "Watchdogs"
Summary: "Watchdogs" also existed on TOPS-10
Message-ID: <271@csed-47.csed-1.UUCP>
Date: 12 Feb 88 21:20:08 GMT
References: <1495@osiris.UUCP: <2126@haddock.ISC.COM> <1497@osiris.UUCP> <1449@sugar.UUCP>
Organization: IDA, Alexandria, VA
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In article <1449@sugar.UUCP>, peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
> check out the USENIX transcripts
> for "Watchdogs", [a program]
> executed when you do a system call that references a
> file; [it] can let requests default to their
> normal behaviour, refuse them, or fill in their own behaviour.

As a historical note, a similar feature was provided on TOPS-10 (the old
operating system for DECSystem-10's), called "File Daemons;" maybe
this was the inspiration for "Watchdogs"?
-- 
Eric Roskos, IDA (...dgis!csed-1!roskos or csed-1!roskos@HC.DSPO.GOV)