[Samba] No share-names longer than 12 characters...

[Jan Hohe]

> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have the problem that I cannot see Windows shares
> > with names longer than 12 characters. Since the dos-filename-format
> > 8.3 sums up to 12 characters (including the dot) I assume that
> > it has something to do with name mangling or filename conversion.
> > But I could not find a Samba option for hiding files longer than
> > "8.3"-length that I could switch off...
> >
> > Thank you for your help
> >
> > Jan
> File name is not share name and its very diferent.
> This tell you that computer and share names canot be longer that 12
> characters.
> 
> Thats all folks.

Thank you for the information,
but is it possible to make at least the first 12 characters of a windows
share visible, as it works for Samba-shares ? And why is windows capable
to "see" shares with longer names ?

Thanx 
Jan