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Re: cp command - problem with sparse [sparse file support under NTFS(Win2k)]
- From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: Talk Amongst Yourselves <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 02:59:15 -0500 (EST)
- Subject: Re: cp command - problem with sparse [sparse file support under NTFS(Win2k)]
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
> [snip]
> Oh, dear. He gave away a reason we ask for cygcheck output: that we
> don't trust people to have the version they think (and say) they do.
>
> It's really important to keep people in the dark on this, so they just
> follow orders, and don't try to say they already gave all the
> necessary information. Is there a way to expunge this message from
> the archives?
>
> Here are some suggestions for variant phrasing of the uncompromising
> demand, for those who get bored with the same old same old.
> [snip suggestions]
> Other suggestions?
Why don't we go with the standard one: "don't make us hack into your
system -- please attach the output of 'cygcheck -svr'"?
Igor
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