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   Message 390 of 613   
   Paul Quinn to Björn Felten   
   RFC seriously   
   29 Nov 14 16:39:59   
   
   Hi! Björn,   
      
   On 29/11/2014 2:30 PM, you wrote:   
      
    PQ>> biggest advantage is the treatment of semaphores: having both a   
    PQ>> dedicated directory, and the ability to add custom-designed   
    BF> semaphores.   
      
    BF>     Indeed. But on the other hand, us batch file phantoms can probably   
    BF> do with just one semaphore file exit, can't we? With an 'EXEC_NOW.OK'   
    BF> flag file that causes Argus to execute 'EXEC_NOW.BAT' (as I've made it   
    BF> now) wouldn't that actually be enough?   
      
   Probably.  It depends on what the logic flow in the BAT dictates.  Do you   
   envisage pre-loading the BAT and then call it using the flag?   
      
    PQ>> P.S. When the time of general introduction of IPv6 comes, I will be   
    PQ>> switching to Linux.   
      
    BF>     Negatory! You'll hang on to the good old Argus family, by then IPv6   
    BF> aware, you hear!   
      
   My node's current Win98SE would be unable to utilize IPv6.  All that goes away   
   in a straightforward Linux environment.   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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