"Peter Watson" <paw77@N_O_hotmail_S_P_A_M.com> wrote in message news:TYS1e.15738$C7.11566@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > While talking about MS-DOS volume labels: > The limit is 12 characters. You can also use underscores in the name. A DOS machine just ignores the 12th character?