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From: tif@cpe.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: apparent cron lockup
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Date: 7 Feb 89 16:29:00 GMT
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Written  6:47 pm  Feb  4, 1989 by alice.UUCP!debra in cpe:comp.unix.xenix
>The cron problem exists in other versions of Unix as well. The time between
>events is irrelevant since cron is supposed to wake up every minute to check
>whether the crontab (or crontabs in newer releases) has changed.

I thought this was pre-System V behavior.

			Paul Chamberlain
			Computer Product Engineering, Tandy Corp.
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