> Actually, I questioned the need for Linux to access the CP *SPL system > services; I fully agree that Linux should come with a set or unit record > device drives (rdr, pun, prt), similar to the ones Malcolm developed > several years ago.... I do hope our friends in Boeblingen pick up on the > code he recently sent them and roll it into their patch stream for the > 2.6 kernel.
I still think access to *SPL would be useful. The UR drivers don't give you full control over the selection of spool files or access to the raw SPBLOCKs, which you'd need to do things like manage and access a lot of the AFP extended attribute blocks. The semantics of Malcolm's original driver worked well. It'll be interesting to see how it comes to pass. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
