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From: Craig_Everhart@TRANSARC.COM
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Subject: Re: AMS & 14 character file names
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Date: 30 May 90 19:45:29 GMT
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The AndrewSetup option ``AMS_UseShortFileNames: yes'' should convince
AMS to limit the length of its generated file name components to 14
characters.

Unfortunately, there's no way at present to convince it not to invent
file names in /tmp, or maybe even /usr/tmp.

		Craig