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