> I posted it to the wrong newsgroup. no, it was a good group to choose. if you ignore the jokey comments, read erik quanstrom's note carefully, and follow up his references, you'll see that plan 9 shows how to do all that you suggest (or nearly all), simply (much less code and mechanism), and in fact better in the abstract.
better? take this example, for instance > > The (ssh-like) URI idea seems to be good enough for it. > > > > cat [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/dev/microphone > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/dev/speakers See ``The Hideous Name'' (http://netlib.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/doc/85/1-05.ps.gz) for instance, and note that it dates from 1985 -- 22 years ago!
