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Subject: Slash "/" in SIMTEL20 filenames
Message-ID: <13251@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Nov-83 11:35:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  2 11:35:00 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Nov-83 19:39:14 EST
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From:  Frank J. Wancho <WANCHO@simtel20>

The slash (or slant) character in TOPS-20 is a special character.  It
and others that may appear in the filenames stored in MICRO: must be
quoted with ^V.  To FTP such files, like MICRO:<SIGM.VOL000>SIG/M.CAT,
simply precede the slash with ^V (a real CTL-V).  If your OS or FTP
program can't handle certain characters, try surrounding the entire
filename in double-quotes.

Note: the requirement for quoting the slash character is why the
directory name is "SIGM" rather than "SIG/M".  However, the slashes in
the individual filenames have been retained to maintain some order.

--Frank