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Re:Why was .NET called .NET? by steverb on Sunday May 06, 2012 @07:39AM (#3934849)
Sure you can.

Create a folder.

Rename it to ".Net.". The dot at the end of the folder name is important.

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Re:Why was .NET called .NET? by chris_wot on Sunday May 06, 2012 @08:42AM (#3934963)
Interesting. But they didn't call it dot-net-dot :-)
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Re:Why was .NET called .NET? by Dylan16807 on Sunday May 06, 2012 @11:57AM (#3935409)
Explorer silently strips the trailing dot and is tricked into doing the right thing.
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