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From: sef@kithrup.COM (Sean Eric Fagan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: SCO doesn't sell UNIX
Message-ID: <1990Dec09.230542.4124@kithrup.COM>
Date: 9 Dec 90 23:05:42 GMT
References: <1990Dec04.003651.13014@jadpc.cts.com> <1990Dec08.140730.9747@digibd.com> <1990Dec09.185842.13158@jadpc.cts.com>
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In article <1990Dec09.185842.13158@jadpc.cts.com> jdeitch@jadpc.cts.com (Jim Deitch) writes:
>That isn't what I was complaining about.  I was complaining that by
>default any other unix truncates.  If SCO is shipping unix why not set
>the flag off by default?  That way you are doing what the rest of the known
>universe expects.

I don't know why it's not shipped with truncating as default.  I think it
was due to something about meeting FIPS requirements.

BSD does not truncate.  Granted, it's a much larger size to deal with, but
it doesn't truncate.  Try creating a filename with 257 characters in its
name:  you'll get ENAMETOOLONG.

If you don't like it, blame CSRG, who convinced the FIPS people that this
action should be a requirement in all government POSIX bids.

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Sean Eric Fagan  | "I made the universe, but please don't blame me for it;
sef@kithrup.COM  |  I had a bellyache at the time."
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