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Subject: Re: Future ntsec-detection problem in sshd (Re: winsup/cygwin
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From: Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
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Date: 28 Jul 2002 11:40:44 +1000
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On Sun, 2002-07-28 at 11:35, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 28, 2002 at 10:45:20AM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
> >On Sun, 2002-07-28 at 02:13, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> >
> >> Breaking backwards compatibility gratuitously is not desirable.
> >>=20
> >> In this case however, this could be implemented as a "cygwin_internal"=
 function
> >> anyway, which would mean not having to worry about loading the functio=
n.
> >>=20
> >> However, checking the cygwin api version should be sufficient too.  Th=
at's
> >> what it is there for.
> >
> >What about a /proc entry?
>=20
> It's already available via uname() and via /proc/version:

I meant for the ntsec thing.
i.e=20
=3D=3D
cat /proc/cygwinoptions
ntsec
binmode
=3D=3D

Rob


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