system: You are Anthony Barlow, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Unix message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Barry Pearce about "Help wanted for NFS".

They wrote:
> Hi Anthony,
>>>>>> /home pc.machine.com(rw,no_root_squash)
>>>>> Can you please explain what platform this is for as this is NOT a
>>>>> typical exports file.
> [snip]
>>>> EH? POSIX / SYS V also SCO. - UNIX!
>>> errrr what OS is this?
> [snip]
>>> not quite what youve got...oh hang on Ill phone HP and make sure that it
>>> really is UNIX im working on...Sorry I couldnt help taking the mick.
>> pasted directly from a telnet session.
>> questar.warp.co.uk login: root
> yep I can really tell the platform from this...
> [much snipped]
>> root@questar:/etc # cat exports
>> # This file is /etc/exports; it controls the export of files
> how patronising....Is this for beginners? many O/S dont ship with this
> file - did someone type this in??
>> through NFS.
>> # Please read manual page exports(5) for the format of this
>> file.
>> # After changing this file, please restart mountd and nfs, for
>> example
>> # as follows: "killall mountd nfsd; mountd; nfsd"
> sorry. that is very dangerous...and that is NOT the way to export new
> file systems safely. ever seen what happens to a remote system when the
> NFS server it is attached to goes down/drops its daemons??? try df and
> see. The more usual method is a command called exportfs which is usually
> given the arguments -v -a...
>> #
>> # Allow all the world to read all files:
>> #/      (ro)
>> # Allow host trusted.host read access to all files:
>> #/      trusted.host(ro)
>> # Allow hosts in local.net to mount the directory /home
>> writable:
>> #/home  *.local.net(rw)
>> # Allow the world read access to the CD
>> /dist   192.168.1.2(ro,no_root_squash)
>> /home   192.168.1.2(rw,no_root_squash)
>> /var/spool/mail 192.168.1.2(rw,no_root_squash)
>> /var/spool/uucp 192.168.1.2(rw,no_root_squash)
>> /dos/network    192.168.1.2(rw,no_root_squash)
>> ##
>> root@questar:/etc #
> Interesting....but no mention of the platform....??? If anyone else can
> clarify this then please tell me...The exports file doesnt help! no
> copyright message - no nothing..Also most unix systems arent shipped
> with an exports file ...those that are usually have a copyright
> notice...
>> Now in a message to Bill not too long ago, in fact only a few
>> messages after your one to me, you say
> [deleted]
>> yes - if you are prepared to learn and realise that there are
>> differences.
>>       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> ---cut
>> Which you seem to have forgotten about!
> nope - not at all - I asked you to tell me what platform. Obvious so
> well informed as you are you *still* have failed to tell me what
> operating system you are running. Saying UNIX SysV or POSIX just makes
> you look a pratt...Now....What O/S *are* *you* *running*?????
>> need I say anymore...... we all agree that formats vary between
>> systems. All I try to do is help and you go biting peoples heads
>> off and taking the piss!
> well answer the question...or dont you know what UNIX you are in fact
> using? eh? Please tell me so...
> 1. we can end this amicably.
> 2. so i can stop taking the piss
> 3. so you can stop looking a pratt. so far youve now sent 2 messages
>    since my request and have so far failed to qualify yourself.
> Sorry if im getting annoyed but your initial reply kind of said...
> its a UNIX file - duh!
> Sorry if i mis-interpreted it....but I dont see a reasonable reply here
> yet. Ill do you a deal...answer the question and ill be pleasant. OK?
> TTFN,
>                                     Fidonet : 2:252/18.27  (Faulty
> Towers)
>   Barry Pearce                      Internet: barry@sapient.demon.co.uk
>                                               100443.3631@compuserve.com
> --- FMail 0.98
>  * Origin:  (2:252/18.27)

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