From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:09:32 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
      
   > On 15/01/2026 03:14, rbowman wrote:   
   >> He asked if there was something like 'ipconfig'.  I'm glad he didn't   
   >> ask why it's 'ifconfig'. That's been screwing me up for years.   
   >   
   > Because interfaces can be used by other protocols than IP?   
      
   I'm going to assume Microsoft stole it so why change a letter? It's like \   
   versus /.  At least 'we're using / for command parameters because...' is a   
   reason.   
      
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