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From: G.Eustace@massey.ac.nz (Glen Eustace)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Filenames with 0 length - An NFS bug or feature ?
Message-ID: <1990Dec20.035507.20698@massey.ac.nz>
Date: 20 Dec 90 03:55:07 GMT
Organization: Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Some time ago I posted a query about files with names that were of
zero length.  No one responded so I assumed that the problem was
unique to us.  I have just read a posting in comp.unix.questions,
Message-ID: 1410@forty2.physik.unizh.ch,  which sounds very similiar.

Based on that and my earlier query, can someone enlighten me on the
following.  Is it possible to create a file with no-name ( zero
length ) via NFS intentionally.  If files can be created ought not
this be a bug or is it a feature.

The common denominator in both queries appears to be PCs running NFS.
Although not specifically mentioned I am guessing that the other
poster may be using PC-NFS and if so is passing a request to the
server to create a file with no name a bug in PC-NFS?

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