Subj : Filename conversion (was children ansi pack)
To   : Deon
From : AKAcastor
Date : Sat Mar 02 2024 03:43 pm

 d> One of the things I've thought about implementing for 
 d> clrghouz would be a "force 8.3" like setting - so that 
 d> long file names are sent downstream in 8.3 format (to 
 d> those nodes that select it).

As a sysop running DOS software, a force 8.3 setting does sound useful to me.

 d> IE: While clrghouz might receive 
 d> "realy_long_filename.zipped" and store it that way 
 d> internally, it could send it to you as "somename.zip".

A suggestion - if there is FILE_ID.DIZ/FILE_ID.ANS inside really_long_filename.zip then that could be placed inside somename.zip also, to make it easy for tools to still find the description files.

 d> The devel is in the detail - sometimes filenames are 
 d> descriptive so arbitrarly choping of anything before a 
 d> dot to 8 chars and anything after a dot to 3 chars could 
 d> loose the name.

You're right about the details being tricky.  I don't have any great insight here, but I do think you are doing well considering potential drawbacks.

If the 'replaces' keyword is used in the TIC file, would it be better to modify that to an 8.3 filename as well, or would it be left as-is?


Chris/akacastor

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