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   JJ to R.Wieser   
   Re: What does the Archive setting in Pro   
   29 Nov 24 15:20:42   
   
   From: jj4public@outlook.com   
      
   On Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:39:57 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:   
   >   
   > Try it out: clear the flag and see that it stays cleared, until you do   
   > something with it.   
      
   PS) Do that in DOS. Not Windows NT+. Windows NT couldn't care less about   
   that attribute. IIRC, by Windows, it's only used by the built in Backup   
   application. Dunno how *nix based OSes treat that attribute.   
      
   But that attribute is not DOS' file attribute. It's FAT's file attribute.   
   It's just that, modern OSes don't use it anymore. It's more like an extra   
   file attribute usable as a marker for whatever context it was for.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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