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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Zombie processes
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Date: Fri, 1 Nov 1996 19:14:44 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199611012147.WAA23522@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Nov 1, 96 10:47:24 pm
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> > > I call this intent of confusion, at least.  It's not helpful to the
> > > one who's been asking the question in the first place, either.
> > 
> > What about the innocent developer, whose code works on all other
> > platforms?
> 
> He was too innocent then.  AFAIK, this never worked on any BSD system
> before.

Actually, it works on SunOS 4.1.3 and on Ultrix.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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