From: ggp AT informix DOT com (Guy Gascoigne - Piggford)
Subject: Re: Drive letter conversion (Re: pathname conversion)
25 Sep 1997 18:11:18 -0700
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At 03:21 PM 9/25/97 -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>
>"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.

Well the $ simply means that the share is hidden, by default your hard
disks are available as the hidden administative share C$, D$ etc, but a)
you can change this, and b) you can delete this so you can't rely on it
existing.  There is nothing to stop you sharing these as C and D or tom and
bill etc. if you choose.

Guy

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