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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:14:17 +0400 (MSD)
From: "Alexander V. Lukyanov" <lav AT video DOT yars DOT free DOT net>
Message-Id: <199608131114.PAA04510@video.yars.free.net>
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com, eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
Subject: Re: LFN woes (again)

> We cannot simply avoid downcasing filenames under LFN, because this will
> show most or all the 8.3 names ugly uppercased.

I'm not sure how ugly it is. This is how OS2 works; it have most
system files in uppercase, but some in lowercase. Unfortunately,
it don't have DOS LFN API. (maybe in 4.0...)

OTOH, the windows explorer downcases at least some filenames.
I'd suggest to deal with LFN like the explorer does.

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