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   Carlos E.R. to Jeff Gaines   
   Re: Linux Recommendation   
   19 Dec 25 13:22:15   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-19 10:00, Jeff Gaines wrote:   
   > On 19/12/2025 in message <10i2fd9$sel5$1@dont-email.me> Lawrence   
   > DOliveiro wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 18 Dec 2025 15:36:18 GMT, Jeff Gaines wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Not complicated once I twigged that when in Linux file manager (of   
   >>> whatever flavour) when trying to browse a network it puts SMB:\\\ in the   
   >>> title bar, no idea why but as soon as I remember to remove the   
   >>> surplus "\"   
   >>> it works fine :-)   
   >>   
   >> Ah, another case of DOSlexia -- putting “\” where you mean “/” ...   
   >   
   > Habit, but there's still three of them :-)   
   >   
      
   Three is correct. It means the root path. It could be somewhere else.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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