I've been testing it on an external drive. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/230906
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:36 PM, xt knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can file a bug without a particular package. This does seem like > it could be dangerous, if one of the characters used was reserved for > NTFS's internal use. > > I would test this in a VM. > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:29 PM, Evan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Which package would this be filed against? > > > > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:12 PM, Onno Benschop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > >> On 16/05/08 07:44, Evan wrote: > >> > After trying to transfer some files from Ubuntu to Windows today, I > >> > discovered a very dangerous problem. I'm not sure if it qualifies as a > >> > bug, so I haven't yet reported it, but it could be considered one. > >> > > >> > Currently, the only characters that Ubuntu does not support in > >> > filenames and paths are slashes, while Windows has a considerable list > >> > (apostrophes, asterisks, etc). > >> > > >> > Creating a file on a Windows drive (NTFS or FAT) in Ubuntu and naming > >> > it with one of these characters causes Windows to be unable to read > >> > the file and anything beneath it in the directory structure. This is > >> > extremely dangerous: > >> > > >> > - renaming files or folders near C:\ on your Windows partition could > >> > render it unable to boot > >> > - naming a business document on a flash drive could prevent you from > >> > opening it that important meeting > >> > > >> > Ubuntu needs to automatically strip these characters (or prompt for a > >> > rename) when creating/moving/renaming files on NTFS and FAT drives. If > >> > this gets discovered and released as "Ubuntu causes data corruption on > >> > Windows drives" it could be a serious black eye. > >> > > >> > Evan > >> Personally I have not seen this behaviour. Rather than sending a message > >> to the list, log a bug report, provide specific examples and version > >> numbers. Show screen shots, logs, whatever you need to prove the issue. > >> > >> Without those details, your energy in getting excited about this problem > >> is not that effective in my opinion. > >> > >> Note that I'm *not* saying that this does not exist, nor am I making a > >> value statement about the concern, I'm simply stating that the forum for > >> this issue is a bug report. > >> > >> -- > >> Onno Benschop > >> > >> Connected via Optus B3 at S31°54'06" - E115°50'39" (Yokine, WA) > >> -- > >> ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. > >> |>>? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. > >> --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. > >> > >> ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 8888 - > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > >> Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > > > > >
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