Subj : Long FileNames :( :(
To   : mark lewis
From : Benny Pedersen
Date : Sat Jul 04 2009 03:29 pm

Hello mark!

28 Jun 09 22:09, mark lewis wrote to Benny Pedersen:

 JK>> These files will be re-released tomorrow with 8X3 file names in 
 JK>> Fernwood Sorry for the inconvenience!

thanks janis, you do a great job in fidonet, i may just say girl power now :)

 BP>> bbbs should have spotted the problem for you before any other
 BP>> noticed it 
 ml> why?

i belive software that accept errors is basicly bad writed in the first place

 ml> IIRC bbbs does LFNs with no problem...

janis just tested it for us above :)

 ml> it is the other systems that cannot where the problem arises...

as always, its not my fault :)

 ml> it is they who need to do the footwork to adjust the filename for their 
 ml> local filesystem... no only the file processors but the mailers as well 
 ml> ;)

mailers dont care about lfn or not, but bso does, aso have lfn as default



 Regards Benny

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