Re: Loopback device (lo) why two?

Making, drinking tea and reading an opus magnum from Dom De Vitto:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > > All,

interesting point.
why would not you ask why there are 64 ptys when you only need 2 out of all of those?
the answer is: because somebody might need it!

and the answer to your second question is also in the manual, if you read it, such that to avoid too many alias entries.

cu

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    paranoic mickey       (my employers have changed but, the name has remained)