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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] cifs fails on nodes named aux
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:26:16 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <804de2a450c38c5f71889cd4c0fe51f5@kw.quanstro.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <a6d7d04c1a06102fa32198696fb2668c@krabbe.dyndns.org>

> > cifs is Windows, i think.
> > If this is the case, then you may run into the issue of implicit
> > filenames.  Search «aux tale», or browse
> > <heirloom.sourceforge.net/mailx_aux_c.html>.

as entertaining as this is, is isn't true for dos.  there
are no device files on dos in *any* directory.  they
are a fiction of the executive.  now the effect may
be the same if you're using command.com, but
explorer should be able to deal with that file name.

- erik



  reply	other threads:[~2013-08-28 11:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-08-28  9:13 Ingo Krabbe
2013-08-28  9:39 ` Steffen Daode Nurpmeso
2013-08-28  9:51   ` Ingo Krabbe
2013-08-28 11:26     ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2013-08-28 13:30       ` Kurt H Maier
2013-08-28 21:49       ` Steffen Daode Nurpmeso
2013-08-28 15:49     ` Skip Tavakkolian
2013-08-30 20:26 ` Steve Simon
2013-08-30 21:17   ` cinap_lenrek
2013-08-28 14:26 Erik Quanstrom
2013-08-28 15:10 ` dexen deVries
2013-08-28 15:39   ` Kurt H Maier
2013-08-28 17:45     ` Ingo Krabbe
2013-08-28 21:54   ` Steffen Daode Nurpmeso

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