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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@iafrica.com>
To: Dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
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Subject: Re: NFS - Will it ever be fixed? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:52:56 EST."
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On Thu, 18 Mar 1999 10:52:56 EST, Dennis wrote:

> Is there a way around the 3 hour waiting period (it seems) for the system
> to realize that the server is gone?

There certainly is. Read the info(1) page for amd (am-utils).

Specifically, see ``intr'' and ``soft'' under:

Mount Maps
    -> Location Format
	-> Mount Options
	    -> opts Option

As an aside, the tone of your post wasn't called for.

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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