Problem connecting to Winders network

[David Bandel]

On 5/9/05, Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:
> Harry Giles wrote:
> > At my new job, the Workgroup name has a space in it.  (texchine sc).
> > Other than changing it on the system and everyone's computer (which I am
> > not allowed to do,) is there any workaround for my domain name, as linux
> > doesn't allow spaces.
> 
> Connect using the IP address instead?
> 
> What command/utility isn't allowing spaces? Quoting?
> 
> I thought, but never verified, that a workgroup or domain name with
> spaces in it was illegal on MS stuff. Especially considering that a
> domain name automatically becomes the Internet domain name with a .com
> or such appended to it. You might want to open a dialog with the
> clueless goober that named a workgroup with spaces in it.
> 

In case you hadn't noticed, M$ drone==clueless goober.  They teach you
to put spaces in file names, even allowed it in M$Mail (which is why
many folks had problems when they connected to the Internet and tried
to send mail.

In all OS except Windoze, space/tab/newline == argument separator.  I
have no idea how Windoze knows that cd.. (not there are no spaces)
knows that means go up a directory as opposed to being a command name
that contains two dots.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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