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To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: nfs problem 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 10 Apr 1997 10:33:05 +0930."
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Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 18:08:56 -0700
From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com>
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> TBH I prefer these (from mount_nfs(8)) :
> 
>              Historic -o options
> 
>              Use of these options is deprecated, they are only mentioned here
>              for compatibility with historic versions of mount_nfs.
> 
>              bg           Same as -b.
> 
>              conn         Same as -c.
> 
>              dumbtimer    Same as -d.
> [...]

Me too!  There are too many possible options for the single-letter flags
to be mnemonic.  And, the "historic" -o options are the only ones that
amd understands.
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