Date: 1 Feb 1998 13:14:51 -0000
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From: b52g AT usa DOT net (JP Morris)
Subject: re: Re: some problems 
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>>I tested it, the LONGNAME problem is only if 32-bit FILE access is ON
>
>Well, there you have it.  WfW 32-bit file access bypasses the file system --
>i.e. DOS, whether Microsoft's or Caldera's.  It's incompatible with lots
>of things.  Symantec's DISKREET.SYS driver springs to mind.  Oh, and the
>old familiar batch trick of testing for a subdirectory using
>IF EXIST C:\MYDIR\NUL fails under WfW 32BFA too.  Your problem is probably
>not Caldera's fault, just a byproduct of the way 32BFA works.
>
>I haven't tried it yet, but I'll bet you a green-chile enchilada against a
>bucket of borscht that the DR DOS password scheme also breaks under 32BFA.
>

Mind you, the passwords also break under Long FileNames, because they use the
same flags to signal what they are.

BTW, the PCI problem with the year 2000 system appears to have been
solved.  The forthcoming kernel has been modified to fix this.  Stay tuned.

>raster AT highfiber DOT com
>
>
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