Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 19:49:43 +0200 (CEST) From: Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no> To: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: It seems FreeBSD is crashable... ;-) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980628194740.675C-100000@arwen.myst.no> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980628092220.fewtch@serv.net>
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On Sun, 28 Jun 1998, Tim Gerchmez wrote: > Anyway, it's nice to have some extra storage space for temporary > stuff in 8.3 filename format, should I need it (highly unlikely), or to grab > a text file I had downloaded under Win95 or something. I have it > automatically set up to mount now in .login so I can access it anytime I > please. I'm aware of the risks of writing to the DOS filesystem from > FreeBSD, BTW... and plan to use it mostly for copying FROM the DOS drive TO > a directory on my FreeBSD drive. I would suggest that instead of (uhrgg) mounting it from your .login, you put it in your /etc/fstab, and set it to be auto-mounted upon booting. And since you plan to use it mostly to copy *from*, you might as well mount it read-only while you're at it. -- Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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