Roy J. Tellason wrote in a message to Jack Stein:

 JS> I never used that facility myself, since I run OPUS and it 
 JS> doesn't use a Files.bbs 

 RJT> What does it use instead?

OPUS uses a filesbbs.dat file, not a text file.  I create a files.bbs from it
though for my own personal use with other utilities,  my own REXX scripts for
example.

 RJT> An awful lot of stuff out there breaks with other than 8.3.

Yes, so I generally stay away from long filenames as much as possible.  I use
them for things that will stay on my system, like config.sys.99.01.22  for
backups of stuff, but that's about it.

 JS> I blame the whole mess on IBM, MS, INTEL, ZIFF-DAVIS and the 
 JS> DOJ.  A clear  case of a giant cartel run amuck, screwing the 
 JS> public at will, and the DOJ too corrupt to do anything about it.

 RJT> That's one of the reasons I'm getting into Linux here...   
 RJT> :-) 

I think thats a good move, but since IBM is buying into RedHat, I expect them
to (try) and find a way to keep it from hurting MS, just as they insured OS/2
would not kill WIN.  This is pure paranoia I know, but it's _my_ paranoia, and 
based on substantial historical data.

                                              Jack 
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