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From: crs@cpsc6a.att.com (Chris (Insert phrase here) Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: csa & cba postings
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Date: 18 Jan 90 19:14:08 GMT
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martens@ketch.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens) writes:
[ Volumes of net.discussion of format comp.[binaries|sources].amiga postings ]

< Just upgrade to a recent version of Unix.  Of course, if you're using
< something really backward, like a Honeywell DPS-6, then I can
< understand being stuck with Sys III.
< --
< -- Jeff (martens@cis.ohio-state.edu)

Just for the record (I sent my request for shorter filenames directly
to Tad Guy), I use the most current version of UNIX there is (since SVR4
isn't quite OUT yet).  I use System V Rel3.2.2, which is all of 5-6 months
old.  And yes, it only supports 14 character file names, as have all
versions of SYSV since its creation.

Besides, the suggestion is ridiculous.  Yes, make everyone who doesn't
conform to your version of UNIX 'upgrade' to it (a tremendous expense),
as opposed to trimming a few characters from the distribution file names
for usenet.

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