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To: David Nugent <davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au>
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Subject: Re: /etc/netstart bogons.. 
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Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 18:59:03 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> The problem is that it isn't always a "YES" that the variable is
> set to. A test for an empty variable should, however, be made the

Well, yes, but only because our current scheme is braindead. ;-)

> BTW, since our /bin/sh groks functions, why aren't these blocks a
> function? Something along the lines of:

An interesting idea.  One that could even be taken a little further...

It's time to start talking in diffs.  To follow. :-)

					Jordan