Re: Trouble uploading two files with the same first 8.3 chars. AllVers
  By: Electrosys to Digital Man on Mon Mar 04 2019 12:37 pm

 >   Re: Trouble uploading two files with the same first 8.3 chars. AllVers
 >   By: Electrosys to Digital Man on Mon Mar 04 2019 09:04 am
 >
 >
 >  >  DM> I guess I'm really sure what you're trying to figure out. Windows
 >  >  DM> decides the short filename, not Synchronet. Synchronet should
 >  >  DM> get/store the same file name that you see when you run "dir /x" on
 >  >  DM> the file. If you replace the file *after* you add it to the
 >  >  DM> filebase, that could change the short filename which would cause a
 >  >  DM> mismatch. Did you do that?
 >
 > I'm trying to figure out why there is a bug that does not allow me to upload
 > two files that have the same first 8 characters. This bug doesn't exist on
 > Vert, but it does exist on my bbs. I didn't change the file name after
 > uploading it.
 >
 > I think I may have been able to isolate the issue just a little bit more. Im
 > running the latest dev version 3/1/19 - and I have the bug. Vert does not
 > have the bug and is running a feb/19 version. I tried over at a different
 > bbs, outwestbbs which is running SBBS 3.17b Jan/19 and has the same bug I
 > do, I am able to reproduce the bug on the outwebbbs (3.17b) but not on vert
 > (3.17c Feb/19). I dont know why this has been so elusive, maybe because your
 > not seeing the bug on your bbs at Vert. Maybe you have an update that Myself
 > or OutwestBBS does not.
 >
 > Hope you can help some more.

No, there have been no changes in that regard.

Windows determines the short filenames, not Synchronet.

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