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Re: Suggestion: /etc/hosts
- From: Nicholas Wourms <nwourms at yahoo dot com>
- To: Paul Johnston <paj at pajhome dot org dot uk>, cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 05:25:15 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: Suggestion: /etc/hosts
--- Paul Johnston <paj@pajhome.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> NT has an equivalent to /etc/hosts, so I think the cygwin install
> should
> create this symbolic link:
>
> /etc/hosts -> ${SYSTEMROOT}/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
>
> In fact, you could do this to a few other files in that directory,
> like
> services and protocols. hosts is the only one I commonly edit
> though.
>
The problem is that location isn't the right place on Win9X/ME, so it
ends up setting things wrong for those users.
Cheers,
Nicholas
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