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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:40:18 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] simple question: multiple rename
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> if you are trying to disallow space you'd have
> to fiddle with every file server you could possibly
> talk to, or you'd have to edit the kernel.
> the barn door has been open for a decade.

my point was only that i agree with roger; spaces in
filenames are a pain and it would be best not
to let them on the fileserver.  (we're allowed to
talk about "the fileserver", aren't we?  even if
there are technically many of them?)

> it's very late to be talking about closing it.
> http://swtch.com/cgi-bin/plan9history.cgi?f=1999/0323/port/chan.c;v=diff;e=1

is your point that old mistakes should never
be fixed?

- erik