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Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 14:40:21 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please AT cygwin DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Add requirement for SYSTEMROOT to FAQ?
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On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 01:21:48PM -0500, David A. Rogers wrote:
>On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> On Oct  7 10:52, Christopher Faylor wrote:
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
No, I didn't.

>> Why is that a requirement anyway?  Why is it necessary to hide
>> $SYSTEMROOT?  I don't see a reason for that?
>
>apache strips it out before launching cgi programs.  cgi programs that
>need to access a socket can't because they don't have a $SYSTEMROOT
>variable.

Corinna and I were having a technical discussion.  We both understand
the requirements.  We were discussing the best way to implement things.

cgf

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