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SubjectRe: VFAT naming stuff
On Mon, Aug 02, 1999 at 11:34:22AM +0100, degs wrote:

> No long-filename aware windows program should access any file by its short
> name, except backup software and file managers.

But I think that's the problem -- they do (apparently).

> (but why - there are no UNIX programs with a long filename brain
> deficit...)

Ooooh. Wanna bet? There's a reason some Usenet hierarchies still restrict
newsgroup name components to 14 characters. BNews, anyone?

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