From: "Wojciech Galazka" <wojciech DOT galazka AT polkomtel DOT com DOT pl>
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Subject: Re: Support for files > 2 GB
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 17:53:37 +0200
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Eli Zaretskii wrote
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>On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Wojciech Galazka wrote:
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>> >: Is there a way for DJGPP to support files larger than 2 GB?
>> >
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>Note that this only works on FAT32 partitions, since DOS doesn't
>support files > 2GB on FAT16.

Well, how about a DVD disc  5.4 GB in size with one big file fit onto it?
Or files from another filesystem than can be accessed through a redirector?
As I understand that DOS doesn't support files of that size ?
Could we work over this 'limitation'?