Suggestion: /etc/hosts

[Nicholas Wourms]

--- 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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