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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Werner,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Actually it's CLOCK$ and not $CLOCK as the reserved
name.&nbsp; Got it backwards -- sorry.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:jmerkey@timpanogas.com" title=jmerkey@timpanogas.com>Jeff
Merkey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu"
title=linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 10, 1999 5:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> VFAT Naming Bugs</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To Werner Almesberger or whoever maintains
VFAT,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1.&nbsp; The names PIPE, $CLOCK, and NETQ are
reserved as special device file names for&nbsp;some versions of DOS and Win95
and can get folks into trouble if you allow linux to create these names.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2.&nbsp; line 386, file NAMEI.C in
/usr/src/linux/fs/vfat directory.&nbsp; Shouldn't this be&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if
(c &gt;= 'a' &amp;&amp; c &lt;= 'z') instead of 'A' and 'Z' being caps, or is
there a conversion somewhere I missed?&nbsp; Precedence may be saving our
butts, but someone should look at this.&nbsp; I was reviewing the UMSDOS to
make certain that my DOS names conform to those in the FAT and VFAT fs some
they are consistent and ran across this.&nbsp; Looks like a case
error.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please advise.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff</FONT></DIV>
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