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From: ben@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Benjamin Ellsworth)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: R4 Athena Widget question.
Message-ID: <100920185@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 5 Mar 90 18:16:43 GMT
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>> [... open and unlink as a way to keep a hidden tmp file...]
>
> This doesn't work too well on NFS filesystems...

I haven't used the approach across an NFS link.  The SVID would lead on
to believe that the approach should work regardless.  IMO this reflects
negatively on NFS (as do many other aspects of its implementation).

Thanks for the warning.

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Ben