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To: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: FAQ topic "What about special DOS devices"
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:07:11 -0800
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
To: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>; <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 16:59
Subject: Re: FAQ topic "What about special DOS devices"


>
> ===
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
> To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:58 AM
> Subject: FAQ topic "What about special DOS devices"
>
>
> > Can we add "(i.e. comX, lptX, aux)"
>
>                                      ^ to the title of the question

I think that would confuse the people that don't already know about the
problem.  "com1, com2, lpt1, aux" are more concrete and are more likely to
be found by a search.

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