Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 11:51:02 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Andris Pavenis wrote:

> > "For what it's worth, I always run my system with numeric tails disabled,
> > and I have yet to see a single real problem."
> 
> So our experience differs. I  HAVE  seen problems there

The "no problems" should be read in context.  The FAQ refers here to 
non-DJGPP software.  In other words, I meant programs which are written 
for Windows.  I still claim that I know of no problems with those.

Distributions that come from Unix is another matter.  Nobody promised to 
us they would work on Windows.  For example, the latest Textutils 
distribution tries to create a file with an embedded newline in its 
name.  This won't work on Windows at all, with numeric tails or without 
them, and so requires a *real* solution.