if you use ftp to put them on RH4.2, you will get the full names.  Make
sure you use a new ftp client that understands long file names.  CuteFTP
always works for me.

Tim Larkins (EUKSHEL1PO) wrote:

> Forgot to ask one of my questions :\
>
> I recently downloaded all the updates and contrib dirs from RH and
> used my
> CD Writer to make a CD out of them under NT.. I used Easy CD Creator
> Deluxe
> 3.01b to create the CD..
>
> Most of the files used long file names and under NT/95 it looks fine..
>
> however.. if I try to look at it under Linux..  all the filenames are
> shown
> using the 8:3 notation.. eg: "abcdef~1.exe" instead of
> "abcdefghijk.exe"..
>
> What I'm I doing wrong?  Do I need to use a special format or is there
> a
> special filesystem that I should be mounting the CD as?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Best regards
>
> Tim Larkins
> NCR Professional Services
>
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