Re: Cross-platform file names?
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 29693
interpreted = N
texte = On 3/26/00 1:32 AM, James Howarth at jhowarth@smithmicro.com wrote:> MacOS: You tell us.The Mac OS allows filenames to begin with a period, but Apple advises against it. Most FTP clients downloading a .name will attempt to rename the file using an underscore or bullet (opt-8) in place of the leading period. I suppose this is as much to avoid bad juju on other platforms as it is to avoid trouble under Mac OS.-- Andrew Vernon avernon@dramatols.net------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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On 3/26/00 1:32 AM, James Howarth at jhowarth@smithmicro.com wrote:> MacOS: You tell us.The Mac OS allows filenames to begin with a period, but Apple advises against it. Most FTP clients downloading a .name will attempt to rename the file using an underscore or bullet (opt-8) in place of the leading period. I suppose this is as much to avoid bad juju on other platforms as it is to avoid trouble under Mac OS.-- Andrew Vernon avernon@dramatols.net------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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