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> From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 12:58:37 -0600 (CST)
> 
> The advantage is, of course, that Windows treats them as symlinks
> also.

Not exactly: not all file I/O operations on Windows follow .lnk links.
Program invocation does, but IIRC a simple file-open call will not
automatically do that, and neither will FindFirst or chdir.

Or am I mistaken?