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Article #44Re: Eunice can't deal with 5-part newsgroup names
From: Stephen Tihor
Date: Tue, 12 May 1987 22:59
Date: Tue, 12 May 1987 22:59
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The 8 level limit was explained as being an arbitrary number to prevent problems on endless looping if the directory structure was changed from a simple tree into a complex graph with a loop in it. It also permited he computation of an upper limit on fully qualified file name size. This is useful since most VMS tools actually check buffer limits for too long file names rather than just trashing their internal memory and doing arbitrary damage like most unix tools. Of course since DEC has annoucned that they are supporting a limit of 1000 characters as a maximum file name the 8 level limit could be changed.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!husc6!cmcl2!acf4!tihor From: tihor@acf4.UUCP (Stephen Tihor) Newsgroups: comp.os.eunice Subject: Re: Eunice can't deal with 5-part newsgroup names Message-ID: <14750001@acf4.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-May-87 18:59:00 EDT Article-I.D.: acf4.14750001 Posted: Tue May 12 18:59:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 16-May-87 01:58:00 EDT References: <511@nbs-amrf.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 9