Handling of 8,3 names on a NetApp

[Simo Sorce]

seem a poor hashing algorithm like the one present in w2k.
Simo.

On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 07:19, Richard Sharpe wrote:
> 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
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