Subj : Segment age limitation?
To   : Ward Dossche
From : Kees van Eeten
Date : Tue Dec 17 2019 14:28:50

Hello Ward!

17 Dec 19 01:54, you wrote to me:

 Kv>> WD> Region 20     region20.*    2:20/0
 Kv>> WD> Region 24     region24.*    2:24/0
 Kv>> WD> Region 25     region25.*    2:25/0
 Kv>> WD> Region 28     region28.*    2:28/0
 Kv>> WD> region 29     region29.*    2:29/0
 Kv>> WD> ... etc ...

 Kv>> That will only work on systems, where only one dot is accepted in the
 Kv>> filename.

 WD> You make it sound as if that's the exception while in fact it's the rule.

It all depends on ones point of view. I have looked at the code and the
debug logs. But for now lets say, there is a bug in the code, that is
masked in 8.3 filename systems. It could verywell be that the bug would also
be apparent if makenl was a real windows application.

So indeed, from my point of view, your option only works if makenl runs in
DOS or or a DOSbox. If DOS and DOSbox are the norm in Fidonet, then my view
is indeed an exeption.

Kees

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