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From: peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Compressing file system ?
Organization: NeoSoft Communications Services -- (713) 684-5900
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 1993 16:45:03 GMT
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In article <23tsn3$7e@Germany.EU.net> bs@Germany.EU.net (Bernard Steiner) writes:
> Note: I think the idea of an optional compressing filesystem is OK, I just see
> more potential problems than possible benefits.

Coupla ideas:

	chmod +c filename	-- allow compression on this file.

	I'd like a Zoo FS. You'd mount a Zoo archive on a mountpoint
	and it'd maintain the archive through FS operations.
-- 
Peter da Silva.  <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
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