>Hello All,
>
>I know when I installed the listserv and LSMTP products on our NT platforms
>here I had to disable the 8.3 naming convention that is enabled as standard
>on NT systems. This was something to do with performance issues I think.
>I have checked the documentation briefly and the LSoft FAQ's but cannot find
>any reference to it now.
>
>I have been asked to re-enable this feature so a piece of virus scanning
>software that uses 16 bit applications can be installed.
>
>Can anybody point me in the right direction for why the 8.3 naming bit
>should be disabled.
>
>Thanks
>Duncan

Essentially if there are more than about 200-300 files in any of
LSMTP's spool directories you'll see a a big performance drop is 8.3
filenames are enabled.
http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/lsmtp-faq.stm#3.1 has a brief discussion
of this.

Thanks,
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Jacob Haller, Technical Support
L-Soft international, Inc
http://www.lsoft.com/