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From: del@Data-IO.COM (Erik Lindberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MS-DOS Path Name Length
Message-ID: <881@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM>
Date: 5 May 88 20:16:46 GMT
References: <1160@ge-dab.GE.COM> <4982@cup.portal.com>
Reply-To: del@pilchuck.Data-IO.COM (Erik Lindberg)
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In article <4982@cup.portal.com> David_J_Buerger@cup.portal.com writes:
>UNLESS you are running network software such as Novell Netware,
>which sets up its own logical drives.  Eventually I had to discontinue
>using SUBST for the benefit of using Netware.  If you are going to
>take this route, be sure to delete the LASTDRIVE command from your
>config.sys file.
>
>David J. Buerger
>dbuerger@scu.bitnet


I don't understand, WHY did you have to stop using SUBST for Netware? I am
using Netware on a daily basis, and have no trouble with SUBST. I use
LASTRIVE=P in my config.sys, so all drives below P: are either real devices
or SUBST'd directories. I use the Netware assignments for drives above P:

For the most part, I find the Netware implementation bogus, since if I
assign R: to SERVER:/USERS/DEL/USR/BIN, and while R: is my default drive
I issue a "CD\" I end up in the root directory of the server. Which means if
I "CD" down a few directories in my USR/BIN directory, I can't get back to it
except by typing in the whole long name again. Yuck.
-- 
del (Erik Lindberg) 
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