Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!ames!acornrc!bob
From: bob@acornrc.UUCP (Bob Weissman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,ca.unix
Subject: Why no trailers in network ifconfig?
Keywords: trailers, network, ifconfig, vax, sun, bsd
Message-ID: <599@acornrc.UUCP>
Date: 12 Feb 88 21:13:11 GMT
Organization: Acorn Research Centre, Palo Alto, CA
Lines: 11

In "rc.local" files distributed with new systems, I always see
"-trailers" in "ifconfig" statements.  Why is this?  Aren't
trailers a Good Thing?

We're talking about Vaxen & Suns here, running 4.2 and 4.3 BSD.

-- 
Bob Weissman
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