Kylo Ginsberg wrote:
I have the impression that the DOS vs UNIX selection at setup time merely sets the mount modes (binmode vs textmode) for the default mount points. And nothing else. Is this correct?
Correct.
Thus, there is no difference in behavior under the default mounts with a DOS setup and an explicit textmode mount with a UNIX setup? And conversely, no difference in behavior under the default mounts with a UNIX setup and an explicitly binmode mount with a DOS setup?
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