Re: fifo on a network

Alistair Riddell (alistair@watsons.edin.sch.uk)
Mon, 15 Dec 1997 22:30:08 +0000 (GMT)

Off topic maybe but I think you want a package called netpipes. It comes
as standard with Slackware...

On Sat, 13 Dec 1997, Peter T. Breuer wrote:

> "A month of sundays ago Mike Rushford wrote:"
> >
> > Is it possible to use a fifo across the network?
>
> I tried, I couldn't (in 2.0.25). I think we have to wait for 2.1.*
>
> I tried stuff like
>
> cat < gpmdata1 | rsh other cat > gpmdata2
>
> (to be specifix).
>
> No go.

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