Yes. The default maximum is 255 characters (incl. path).


Pat

"Pete994" wrote in message
news:1835244C-AF85-497F-B3E6-858E51C07F05@microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to get file names longer than 31 characters on a Windows
> Storage Server 2003 NAS device?
>
> I know I had to go through lots of registry changes to get this on the
> Windows 2003 server but now they are looking for a NAS solution.
> --
> Pete

Pat, not that I want to doubt you but it makes me wonder, Why did I have to
make registry and Group policy changes to a Windows 2003 Standard server
before Macs could see long file names greater than 31 characters but I don't
have to on a WSS 2003?

I would be happy if they made thsi a default, just don't know if they did.
--
Pete


"Pat [MSFT]" wrote:

> Yes. The default maximum is 255 characters (incl. path).
>
>
> Pat
>
> "Pete994" wrote in message
> news:1835244C-AF85-497F-B3E6-858E51C07F05@microsoft.com...
> > Is it possible to get file names longer than 31 characters on a Windows
> > Storage Server 2003 NAS device?
> >
> > I know I had to go through lots of registry changes to get this on the
> > Windows 2003 server but now they are looking for a NAS solution.
> > --
> > Pete
>

In article ,
Pete994 wrote:

> Pat, not that I want to doubt you but it makes me wonder, Why did I have to
> make registry and Group policy changes to a Windows 2003 Standard server
> before Macs could see long file names greater than 31 characters but I don't
> have to on a WSS 2003?
>
> I would be happy if they made thsi a default, just don't know if they did.


File Services for Macintosh on Windows Server uses AppleTalk Filing
Protocol (AFP) 2.2. The protocol itself is limited to 31 characters and
you can't extend this.

Your Macs will connect using AFP only if you have File Services for
Macintosh installed on the server and they enter something like the
following examples into their Connect to Server... windows:

servername
afp://servername
afp://servername.domain.com

If your Macs connect via SMB (Windows style file sharing) then they can
use file names up to 255 characters. Your Macs will connect using SMB
when they enter something like the following examples into their Connect
to Server... windows:

smb://servername
smb://servername.domain.com

If your users browse the network to find the server, then they'll
connect via AFP if they find the server via an AppleTalk zone and
connect via SMB if they find the server via a Windows DOMAIN.

ExtremeZ-IP from http://www.grouplogic.com is a third party AFP file
server for Windows that supports the AFP 3.x protocol. If you use this
product then your Macs can connect using their native AFP file sharing
protocol and use up to 255 characters in their file names.

Hope this helps! bill
--
William M. Smith
(Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows)