On 12 Dec 2002, Alex Hudson wrote: > Maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree, but I don't think you can just > 'throw away' bits of the directory path (i.e., ./somedir/../ != ./ ). > > For example, on my system I can contrive a directory such that: > > me$ cat ./one/../test/file > foo > me$ cat ./test/file > bar
Ah yes, symlinkage. Not a problem for this example as web browsers use the simple method for turning relative paths into absolute urls they can request. It is relevant for file systems though. > PS, What evil magic on this list makes Evolution1.2 think that > List-Post is [EMAIL PROTECTED]?! Or is it just me? :) That's probably just Evolution trying to be as much like LookOut as possible and buggering things up randomly for you. It's probably a "feature" :) Simon. -- "Do earwigs make chutney? Do spiders make gravy?"
