Cannot Copy Reserved LANtastic Resource Names as Files

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The following table lists some file names reserved by LANtastic servers. These files are located in the Lantasti.net directory on the LANtastic server. For a complete list of reserved file names, consult the documentation included with your LANtastic software.

   File name       Comment                    
   ---------------------------------------
   @mail                                     
   @screen
   @screen.bin     This file can be copied
   @printer        This file can be copied 
   @batch                          
   @keybd
   @keybd.bin
				

The LANtastic 7.0 for DOS manual discusses the following reserved resource names:

• LANtastic mail resource "@mail" - page 21
• Captured printers must be preceded by '@' - pages 33, 35
• Spooled keyboard resource "@batch" - page 46
• Drive resources don't need '@' (for example, "a-drive") - page 35

Although LANtastic for Windows 95 servers do not contain these files, they use these resource names internally.

You can successfully create one of the listed file names on a LANtastic server from a client computer by right-clicking an empty area in a shared folder on the server, pointing to New, clicking Text Document, and then typing the file name.

The use of reserved file names may prevent network backups from working properly.