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	Dawe on Sun, 30 Sep 2001 20:34:36 +0100)
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> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 20:34:36 +0100
> From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
> 
> Charles Sandmann wrote:
> > I want to play with the fileutils on W9x lfn=n long paths and see if
> > If so, we should probably set a bogus directory name instead (so
> > everything always fails).  Maybe "too deep" or something for error
> > message hints ...
> 
> /dev/bogus?

Not good: there could be a real directory "/bogus" on that drive.

"/dev/:bogus:" would be a better idea.