Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 01:58:16 -0600 (CST) From: "Colin W. Glenn" To: "'OpenDOS newsgroup'" Subject: Re: [opendos] BAD Filesystems In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Precedence: bulk On Sat, 15 Feb 1997 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote: > On Fri, 14 Feb 1997, Colin W. Glenn wrote: > > \Extended_Filesystem_Number_2.Dynamically_Loaded_Driver_Module > > This _jams_!!, by utilizing the algorithm I proposed of using the first > > four characters of the first word in the filename, and secondary letters > > becomes EXTEFN~2.DLD to a dos 8.3 program! > > What if I allready have a file called EXTEFN~2.DLD in that > directory? I mean the chances are very small, however I could > simply create one just to prove my point. Then the algorithm > would break. A better method is the mangled name method that > DOSemu uses in LREDIR. Well, what _would_ it produce?