Funny filenames: in the nick of time!

Alan Fargusson alan at drivax.UUCP
Tue Jun 25 09:54:16 AEST 1985


>         My only remaining question:  why in the world does UNIX allow
> file names to be created that cannot be referred to?  Some of unlink's
> fancy protection should be copied over to whatever creates directory
> entries.
> -- 
> 	Jeff Percival ...!uwvax!uwmacc!jwp

System V release 2 version 2 (or something like that) will not let you
create files that have the most significant bit set in any character
within the name.
-- 

Alan Fargusson.

{ ihnp4, amdahl, mot }!drivax!alan



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