Re: History behind 30 character name limit?

From: Thomas Kellerer <YQDHXVLMUBXG_at_spammotel.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:46:41 +0100
Message-ID: <63aeeiF26rmiuU1@mid.individual.net>


gazzag, 06.03.2008 14:59:
> However, many years ago I was on a Windows NT course (don't ask) and
> someone in the group asked the trainer if Microsoft had overcome the
> "limit" of allowing a maximum of 256 characters in a filename.

I think it's actually 256 character for a _path_name, which using deeply nested directories can easily be reached.

Thomas Received on Thu Mar 06 2008 - 08:46:41 CST

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