From owner-freebsd-current Wed Sep 25 07:11:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id HAA06743 for current-outgoing; Wed, 25 Sep 1996 07:11:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vector.jhs.no_domain (slip139-92-42-2.ut.nl.ibm.net [139.92.42.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA06682; Wed, 25 Sep 1996 07:11:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vector.jhs.no_domain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.no_domain (8.7.5/8.6.9) with ESMTP id DAA04247; Wed, 25 Sep 1996 03:14:26 +0200 (MET DST) Message-Id: <199609250114.DAA04247@vector.jhs.no_domain> To: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert) cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UID < 65535? From: "Julian H. Stacey" Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. Mailer: EXMH 1.6.7, PGP available X-Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany X-Phone: +49.89.268616 X-Fax: +49.89.2608126 X-Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 25 Sep 1996 00:09:48 +0200." <199609242209.AAA14529@keltia.freenix.fr> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 03:14:25 +0200 Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert) > > Alex is a filesystem that lets users access files in FTP sites around > the world just like they access local files. The name Alex comes from > the ancient Library of Alexandria. Alexandria gathered information from > around the world into one easy to access location. Alex does an analogous > thing in a very modern way. BBC World Service Radio tonight mentioned that I believe, apparently a King long ago passed an edict: All books in all ships coming in to port were to be confiscated, copied, by his scribes then returned to ships. But I wouldn't swear to the accuracy (mine or the scribes). Julian -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/