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Re: DOS device name handling
From: 3APA3A <3APA3A () SECURITY NNOV RU>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 22:02:22 +0400
Dear Klaudiusz Kulik, This topic arises twice every year. Time to make answering machine. del \\?\c:\con\con\con\con del \\.\c:\con\con\con\con According to MSDN documentation \\?\ prefix makes Windows to ignore special device names and also eliminates 256 bytes path limitation. --Monday, May 1, 2006, 8:06:22 PM, you wrote to full-disclosure () lists grok org uk: KK> Now directory structure is: KK> C:\con\con\con\con KK> Please note that this is one way operation. Renaming from "con/" or KK> "con" to "foo" does not work. However, if the directory has only one KK> level (C:\con) and is empty or contains ,,normal'' entries, it is KK> possible to remove it. -- ~/ZARAZA http://www.security.nnov.ru/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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