From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 13:22:46 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca To: "Colin W. Glenn" cc: "'OpenDOS newsgroup'" Subject: Re: [opendos] BAD Filesystems In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Organization: Total disorganization. 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, Colin W. Glenn wrote: > On Sat, 15 Feb 1997 mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca wrote: > > On Sat, 15 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 > > > > What if I allready have a file called EXTEFN~2.DLD in that > > It would be something like EXTEN#KR.001 or something close. If a > > What ever method that gets implemented, it should be totally > > transparent to the user (not ask questions) and it should be > > Ok, that's close enough, but I don't like the extension handling, I'd > prefer somemeans to identify the type of file it is. Also, we could > modify my idea so that a really strange character is use, ie one you would > never use in a regular filename but would serve as an indicator to the > user that namebashing had occured and the entry would of matched an > existing filename otherwise. Maybe an upper ASCII character? It would *HAVE* to be a character that DOS supports in filenames so that legacy apps would still work properly. Also, some programs filter filenames so hi-ascii isn't a good idea. Most users wouldn't know how to enter something like ALT-234 (OMEGA), and would be screwed. (Unless you put an omega key on the keyboard) :o) Mike A. Harris | http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris Computer Consultant | My webpage has moved and my address has changed. My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca LINUX: The ONLY bulletproof 32-bit operating system that has it all.