Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/1/84; site pesnta.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!houxm!houxz!vax135!petsd!pesnta!earlw From: earlw@pesnta.UUCP (Earl Wallace) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: What must uucp names be limited to 7 characters? Message-ID: <2439@pesnta.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Aug-84 18:05:06 EDT Article-I.D.: pesnta.2439 Posted: Sat Aug 18 18:05:06 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Aug-84 04:14:43 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Santa Clara, Calif. Lines: 12 Can someone tell me why I cannot use 8 character uucp names? Is there a history to this? What pain could I expect if I allowed uucp to run 8 character names? I noticed that the source has lots of code to keep the system name trimmed to 7 characters and I never really understood why. While we are on this subject, when the heck is a really good public-domain uucp going to hit the streets? -- Earl Wallace UUCP: ..!{ihnp4, ucbvax!hplabs, ucbvax!twg}!pesnta!earlw PHONE: (408) 727-5540 x230 USMAIL: Perkin-Elmer Corp., Santa Clara, Calif. 95054