Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 23:00:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: evand AT scn DOT org
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Subject: Re: A few FS notions
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On Thu, 1 May 1997, Evan Dickinson wrote:

> On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Benjamin D Chambers wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> > What I would like to request is:
> > - Node tree (versus FAT)
> > - Case sensitivity
> 
> Not being much of an UNIX user myself, I have to ask:  Why is a case
> sensitive filesystem an advantage?  I get frustrated when *.zip won't
> match SOMETHING.ZIP; I'm sure lots of other DOS users would, too.

REN *.ZIP *.zip

Some users like case sensitivity.  I for one found it difficult
at first, but only for a short period of time.  We type sentences
in mixed case, so why not filenames?  Again, it would be optional
I suppose.

I give my vote for a case sensitive FS though.  It would make
things much more flexible.


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