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Re: RAM disk
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Emmanuel <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 27 May 2003 15:39:59 +0200
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At 4:43 PM -0700 26/05/03, Jon Pugh wrote:
>At 11:10 PM +0200 5/26/03, Emmanuel wrote:
>>My unsolicited 2 cents: I think that it is not safe to run an application from a Disk Copy image. Any opinion around?
>
>I have not heard this.  I *have* heard of people who deal with client files via this technique.  Disk Copy images can be encrypted, providing decent privacy.

All right, good news then, thanks.

>I have not heard of any unreliability regarding applications however.
>
>Why do you suggest so?

I vaguely remember hanging Smile while attempting to run it from the disk image. Thas was certainly before Jaguar, though.

Emmanuel

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