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Re:Microsoft reveals its server designs and releases open so... by MindTwister on Tuesday March 11, 2014 @07:19PM (#7382874)
...but, why would you need it?

Once your path gets longer, aren't your essentially just stuffing your file name with metadata which should belong in the file in the first place?

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Re:Microsoft reveals its server designs and releases open so... by nawitus on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @11:42AM (#7386264)
Wow, surprised at -4 downvotes. Handling long paths is necessary when working with Node.js, for example.
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