Hi, It seems that netapp generates something approaching line noise for 8,3 names after a certain number of names that differ after char 8 have been created:
smb: \usr10\home\rsharpe\ntap\> altname thisisalong.fil THISIS~1.FIL smb: \usr10\home\rsharpe\ntap\> altname thisisalona.fil THISIS~2.FIL smb: \usr10\home\rsharpe\ntap\> altname thisisalonb.fil THISIS~3.FIL smb: \usr10\home\rsharpe\ntap\> altname thisisalonc.fil THISIS~4.FIL smb: \usr10\home\rsharpe\ntap\> altname thisisalond.fil THISIS~5.FIL smb: \usr10\home\rsharpe\ntap\> altname thisisalone.fil ~CVWO000.FIL smb: \usr10\home\rsharpe\ntap\> altname thisisalonf.fil ~DVWO000.FIL smb: \usr10\home\rsharpe\ntap\> altname thisisalonh.fil ~EVWO000.FIL Regards ----- Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]ns.aus.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, sharpe[at]ethereal.com, http://www.richardsharpe.com
