Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2001 00:07:53 +0300
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Subject:	Re: Fseek on STDIN problem on Win 2K
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> From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
> Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:20:51 -0500 (CDT)
> 
> When stdin is CON the device info is correct.  I did not try it on 
> a redirected handle.  If we are redirected from a file we don't get
> the device of the file correct, but that's probably not a huge problem
> since it does not appear to be a device.

If the device is not returned correctly, fstat will lie about st_dev,
and we could have different files that will look identical.

> For example, we know that the set time calls fail on LFN handles but
> work on SFN handles; now it appears that seek may be flkey on them also. 

Yeah, I wonder what else will break.

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