I'm copying to the list Steinar's reply to my reply,
since I meant to reply to the list.
----- Forwarded message from Steinar Bang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
To: Bob Stayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: DOCBOOK-APPS: Chunked HTML file names too long for ISO9660
From: Steinar Bang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 19:55:40 +0100
>>>>> Bob Stayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> How long is too long?
27 characters.
> I think a warning might be ok, but automatically shortening IDs is a
> dangerous thing. Truncation may not be sufficient if two IDs
> truncate to the same string. Also, you might need to have stable
> URLs that can be referenced from outside the document.
I agree to all of the above.
- Steinar
PS did you mean to CC the list? This message went directly to me only.
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