Tar - max filename length 100; why ?

[Marcus J. Ranum]

In article <469 at bcstec.UUCP> bachesta at bcstec.UUCP (Jim Bachesta) writes:

>There is a mistake in the above recommendation. The tar format is a
>standard. As part of the structure of this standard, it defines a length 
>of 100 characters for the file name and path.

	On the other hand, if someone develops something significantly
better, and enough people start using that, it'll be a "standard" as well.
It might not even have the standard limitations. :)

Remember - standardization is an ongoing process - much like evolution.

mjr.