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From: honey@allegra.UUCP
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Subject: Re: uucp file naming conventions
Message-ID: <1714@allegra.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 4-Aug-83 12:46:57 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  4 12:46:57 1983
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the name of the data file is irrelevant -- the C. and X. files specify
the names of the data files, so when redman, nowitz and i changed the
filenames, we didn't feel compelled to announce it or discuss it (other
than a brief spat with lauren -- naturally he won).  when i send to
you, it's a win for me to use D.myname* since this guarantees no
collisions (in both our spool directories).  (as an aside, our D.
naming convention is so totally bizarre, there's virtually no chance of
a collision in an old site's spool directory.)  our moments considering
whether this would break anything were not frantic, like yours;  they
were positively serene.
	peter honeyman

ps:	this did not "sneak" into 4.1c -- i suspect the 4.1c uucp people
	had the same notions independently.