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Borg
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Posted - 04/27/2012 :  10:31:28 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Can't even make a folder named "con" on my Windows machine -_-

Jazzy
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Posted - 04/28/2012 :  04:08:25 AM  Show Profile  Visit Jazzy's Homepage  Click to see Jazzy's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/con-folder-name.shtml
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RichNRockville
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Posted - 04/28/2012 :  06:11:43 AM  Show Profile  Send RichNRockville an AOL message  Look at the Skype address for RichNRockville  Reply with Quote
As a reserved word con is the console, I use it all the time to copy con >filename ending with f6 to put a control z endof file in it.
also you can't name a file or folder lpt1

same reason, reserved name.

Rich
Edited by - RichNRockville on 04/28/2012 06:13:00 AM
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Xenophane
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Posted - 04/28/2012 :  10:00:00 AM  Show Profile  Visit Xenophane's Homepage  Send Xenophane an ICQ Message  Reply with Quote
I can't either... I bet it is this ACTA thing.. Someone probably trademarked CON, so it is no longer allowed to be used in any context. :)
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