Subject: Re: Drive letter conversion (Re: pathname conversion)
From: [email-masked] (Perry E. Metzger)

25 Sep 1997 12:52:14 -0700
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"Valery Fine" writes:
> but not "native" UNC ( what should I do to access trhe share 
> "bin" of the computer "D" for example ? )
> 
>   //./<drive letter>$/<the local path>
> 
>   where //. just  means the "local host"

1) That violates posix conventions on what ./ means....
2) the dollar sign also nukes posix....

Posix DOES recognise // conventions, though.

Perry
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