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DateSun, 18 Jan 1998 22:24:33 -0800 (PST)
FromGordon Chaffee <>
SubjectRe: NLS char set and fsck
Kevin M. Bealer writes:
 > Note that the directory is always mounted read only, and the kernel
 > has not changed recently - fsck is dated as April 97, but
 > /sbin/dosfsck is Jan 9, so it must have been what changed.

Running dosfsck on what is probably a vfat partition is a really, really
bad idea.  The problem has nothing to do with codepages.  The message is
completely harmless.  dosfsck does not understand long filenames and will
completely thrash your Win95 files.

- Gordon

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