FW: using rsync with Win32/UNC pathnames?

Dave Korn dave.korn@artimi.com
Wed Apr 2 10:04:00 GMT 2008


James Abley wrote on 01 April 2008 22:26:

[ Weird.  I got a new pc and reinstalled quotefix and for some reason it
always got the headers wrong, quoting the list-owner email instead of the
sender's name.  Suddenly today it just started working right again.  Well,
I'm not complaining anyway. ]

> Previously:
> 
> 2008/03/07 20:47:05 [13024] rsync: readlink
> "/AppData/Local/Application Data/Application Data/Application
> Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
> Data/Application Data/Application Data/Application
>
Data/Adobe/Acrobat/8.0/Cache/Search80/08695a9e61055471bbeac6c64c29faa3.idx"
> (in jabley) failed: File name too long (91)

  "File name too long"?  "File name too long"!  "File name too bloody
insane" more like if you ask me!  How many "application data"s does
microsoft need, for crying out loud?


    cheers,
      DaveK
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