From: allan AT interport DOT net (Allan Peda) Subject: Re: gzip converts stuff to 8.3 filenames 10 Apr 1998 07:57:37 -0700 Message-ID: <352D4C5E.4EB7A8BD.cygnus.gnu-win32@interport.net> References: <6rRbkDM4pfB AT mike DOT franken DOT de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Michael Hirmke Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com I looked at this a little more since, and it only happens when invoked as a "send to" link from that task manager (I think that's what it's called). Not really worth a high priority, but annoying nonetheless. I need to play with other ways of launching gzip. (yes, it is cygnus gzip, which works fine from the command line.) Michael Hirmke wrote: > > Hi Allan, > > >I'm fudging around with gzip and those nifty registry sendto commands, > >and I zip a file off to gzip, sure enough emacs-lisp-manual.ps > >becomes EMACS-~1.PS.gz > > You don't have gzip from the Cygnus packages, do you ? > Cygnus gzip does not mangle filenames. > > [...] > > > >Thanks > > Bye. > Michael. > -- > Michael Hirmke | Telefon +49 (911) 557999 > Georg-Strobel-Strasse 81 | FAX +49 (911) 557664 > 90489 Nuernberg | E-Mail mailto:mh AT mike DOT franken DOT de > | WWW http://minimike.franken.de/ > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to > "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".