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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of pipes
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:45:58 +0000
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On 18/11/2024 11:05, Pancho wrote:
> I do remember looking at named pipes and deciding it was appropriate for 
> some task, but I have no memory of actually implementing it. Which could 
> mean it just worked and I never thought about it again, or it could mean 
> I didn't do it.

Similar here.
I've tended to use ramdisk files ... for interprocess communication. Not 
idiot proof, but can be made fit for purpose.



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