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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: anyone working on upgrading the msdosfs to NetBSD levels?
To: rnordier@iafrica.com (Robert Nordier)
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 10:07:51 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199608021531.RAA00207@eac.iafrica.com> from "Robert Nordier" at Aug 2, 96 05:31:07 pm
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> Terry Lambert wrote:
> 
> > When a name is passed in, it is either capable of being a valid
> > 8.3 name or it isn't.  If it is, then the name is looked up in
> > the 8.3 name space.  For an 8.3 name, the LFN will always be
> > the same as the 8.3 name.
> 
> There is the complication of legacy directory entries (or those
> created when running Win95 in "MS-DOS 7" mode -- without "Windows"
> loaded.)

[ ... ]

I just noticed this was going to the list.  I will spare the rest of
you the details and respond to Robert privately...


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.