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from: Shurato Hidega
date: 2006-06-28 18:08:36
subject: RE: EleBBS: file listings...

* EleBBS Support List

Unfortunately, that makes my files really hard to figure out for most
people.  All of my files in most groups will have (at least) the first same
8 characters.  Cutting that down to 6 completely hashes the viewing of the
filename into something really difficult to decypher.

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Coolmax [mailto:coolmax{at}ddomain.bbs.us]
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 5:17 PM
>> To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
>> Subject: Re: EleBBS: file listings...
>>
>>
>> * EleBBS Support List
>>
>> Zo you don't have mp3's on your board do you
>>
>> Umm that's a bad boy. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Elemgr will convert the filenames to short filenames if you highlight the
>> files and press alt U and follow the prompts.
>>
>> This does not change the original filename just the filename
>> used in the ele
>> filebase..
>>
>>
>>
>> Coolmax
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>>
>>
>> From: zomorf
>>
>> Date: 06/29/06 07:32:42
>>
>> To: elebbs{at}thebbs.org
>>
>> Subject: Re: EleBBS: file listings...
>>
>>
>>
>> * EleBBS Support List
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Marty,
>>
>>
>>
>> Shurato Hidega wrote:
>>
>> > * EleBBS Support List
>>
>> >
>>
>> > Sorry for not providing an example. Some of the filnames are
>> greater than
>>
>> > 80 characters, but mostly it's the date and size added to it.
>> I can add a
>>
>> > pipe and space them so that they look all right. Using shorter
>> filenames
>> is
>>
>> > possible, but I'd have to go through a lot of files to shorten them
>>
>> > (probably about a thousand including the music videos).
>>
>>
>>
>> Have a look at my files especially the MP3's and see the format I have
>>
>> Chosen...
>>
>>
>>
>> Long filename goes here.mp3
>>
>> Size date downloads go here
>>
>> Then the description starts here

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