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Subject: Special characters in SIMTEL20 files
Message-ID: <14460@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Dec-83 04:26:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  9 04:26:00 1983
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From:  Jerry E. Pournelle <POURNE@mit-mc>

Are you actually under the impression that this essage
ELIMINATES confusion?
	Holy Catfish...


    Date: 7 Dec 1983  20:45 MST (Wed)
    From: Frank J. Wancho <WANCHO at simtel20>
    To:   INFO-CPM at brl-vgr
    Re:   Special characters in SIMTEL20 files

    It may appear that some files in MICRO: are inaccessible when you try
    to GET certain files with FTP.  The following info ought to clear up
    the apparent problems...

    All of the non-alphanumeric characters in TOPS-20 filenames, except a
    limited few, are considered "special" characters.  Thus, you must
    quote them with a real ^V.

    For example, it is BY3^V+SMDM.ASM and SQ^V/USQ.whatever.

    Sorry for the confusion.

    --Frank