Rick Richardson wrote:
> >
> > If that's the case you might want to try my patches at
> > http://www.goop.org/~jeremy/autofs. Among other things, they can arrange to
> > create missing intermediate directories leading up to a mountpoint.
>
> Thanks for the tip, Jeremy.
>
> Are these patches going to go into any future kernels? I don't
> want to have a bunch of users relying on features that are only
> available by patches and custom kernels.
>
Probably not as-is, but I have on my list to implement a new version of
autofs, which will incorporate the functionality of Jeremy's patches.
Whether or not I'll use his code is not yet clear. Unfortunately I've
been hideously busy, but if Linus' plan to get 2.4 out by the end of the
year that is a suitable target.
-hpa
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"The user's computer downloads the ActiveX code and simulates a 'Blue
Screen' crash, a generally benign event most users are familiar with
and that would not necessarily arouse suspicions."
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