Re: [boost] Is "+" safe for file names?

From: Jens Seidel (jensseidel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-02 09:08:32

On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 01:57:15PM -0400, Beman Dawes wrote:
> We need to decide what our standard is first. ISO-9660:1999 limits:
 
> Do we also want to drop the "File names shall not have more than one 
> dot" and/or "Directory names shall not use dots at all" requirements?
> 
> Have we have ever had a complaint about multiple dots in file or 
> directory names?

Isn't it standard these days to enable both Rock Ridge (Unix) and Joliet
(Windows) extensions for ISO-9660? Both extent the list of valid
filenames (and length of a filename).

Jens