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    SubjectRe: VFAT: Can't create file named 'aux.h'?
    >> "AUX" is (was) a reserved "filename" in DOS.  The Linux MS-DOS
    >> filesystem preserves (protects) that. The extension part does not
    >> matter; it only checks the first 8 characters of the filename.
    >> You'll need to use a different filesystem or filename...
    >
    >But this is VFAT, not FAT. It should probably take the reserved name
    >and mangle it.
    >
    NAK. How much more names will you be going to mangle because of FAT
    character restrictions? (< and > are one of the chars not allowed in FAT.)

    >There should be more than that. At the very least there is "CLOCK$"
    >(arguably anything with $), "MSCD001" (and probably more than 001), as
    >well as "COM5".."COM8".
    >
    Objection too. You can create these files without a problem within Win98,
    so it shall remain possible under Linux too.


    Jan Engelhardt
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