Re: unremovable files and possible fs corruption (2.1.123)

Tim Smith (tzs@tzs.net)
Sat, 10 Oct 1998 00:22:53 -0700 (PDT)

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On Fri, 9 Oct 1998, David Holland wrote:
[description of having a length field in structures so OS doesn't clobber
memory of old programs that use an earlier version of the structure]
>
> This is gross. Better techniques have been in use for years.

Such as?

--Tim Smith

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