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["Ron Clarke" <ariadne AT acepia.net.au>]

Hi Folks,

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:02:37 +1300, 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> James Miller wrote:
> There is a utility available for DOS that is able to
> display directories (ldir) and files (lread) from an
> existing ext2 partition.

>> So, where do you get this idea that DOS can read (and
>> write to?!) an ext2 filsystem?

> AFAIK it does not have writing capability.  It just
> displays a specified directory or file.

   According to the DOCs that come with MTOOLS, you can write/edit files
on an ext2/3 or reister system - there are dire warnings about doing so
if you don't know what you are doing.

Regards,
        Ron

Ron Clarke
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