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Re: Issues encountered with new Cygwin version

From: Linda Walsh <cygwin at tlinx dot org>
To: "Walter L." <bournenoir at hotmail dot com>
Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:43:18 -0700
Subject: Re: Issues encountered with new Cygwin version
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Walter L. wrote:

> > I believe the target of the symlink should be "protocol" (i.e.
> > singular)
>
> Err. That is. How did no one found it earlier?
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    Because it is plural on unix/linux?  MS seems to have misspelt it?


I believe it's "misspelt" due to the 8 character limit for legacy file
names,

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	How would that affect 'services'?



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