Handling of 8,3 names on a NetApp

[Richard Sharpe]

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
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Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]ns.aus.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, 
sharpe[at]ethereal.com, http://www.richardsharpe.com