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On 3/16/2010 9:49 PM, Steve Bray wrote:
> I had not initially tried the // syntax because FAQ 4.2 recommended not
> using the "obsolete //c notation" in your PATH or startup files.

That recommendation harks back to a time when drives where accessed using
the // notation.  That was dropped in favor of the UNC notation
prevalent in Windows.  But UNC is a network path so anyone assuming
//<letter> was referring to a drive got a rude reminder of just how
slow things could get when searching the PATH with a network path in
it.  But the //<letter>-as-a-drive semantics haven't been supported in
Cygwin for years now.  So this is really an anachronistic warning now,
since probably no one remembers the old semantics anyway... [realizes
I've just been caught in my own paradox! ;-) ]

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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