Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:28:25 +0200
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Message-Id: <199906101128.NAA28461@acp3bf.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Long file names
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Organization: RWTH Aachen, III. physikalisches Institut B
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

In article <D42F2F45E107D311A0E00000F81FEE500361F1 AT tango_comms DOT tango DOT lu> you wrote:
[...]
> content. But it seems that (_USE_LFN told me that) Windows NT doesn't
> support long filenames ??

Exactly. The reason is explained in the FAQ, so let me put it shortly:
NT refuses to pass LFN information to any DOS program. There's next to
nothing DJGPP could do about that. Go sue Bill Gates, if you dare :-(

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.