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From: forsyth@cal... forsyth@cal...
Subject: [9fans] styx and 9p
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 15:21:27 BST

styx is quite close to 9p, as you can see from its definition in the inferno books.
here are the differences i can recall:

authentication is a separate phase before styx starts:
thus the connection is authenticated, not each Tattach.

the append and lock mode bits aren't there.

Tsession/Rsession aren't used.

the message numbering (Txyz and Rxyz) is different.