Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site drivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!timeinc!phri!pesnta!hplabs!amdahl!drivax!alan From: alan@drivax.UUCP (Alan Fargusson) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Funny filenames: in the nick of time! Message-ID: <164@drivax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 19:54:16 EDT Article-I.D.: drivax.164 Posted: Mon Jun 24 19:54:16 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 07:03:51 EDT References: <1217@uwmacc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Digital Research, Monterey, CA Lines: 15 > My only remaining question: why in the world does UNIX allow > file names to be created that cannot be referred to? Some of unlink's > fancy protection should be copied over to whatever creates directory > entries. > -- > Jeff Percival ...!uwvax!uwmacc!jwp System V release 2 version 2 (or something like that) will not let you create files that have the most significant bit set in any character within the name. -- Alan Fargusson. { ihnp4, amdahl, mot }!drivax!alan