Something funny about Windows

[Patrick Vinson]

On 12/15/05, Ankush Grover <ankush174 at gmail.com> wrote:
>  An Indian discovered that nobody can create a New folder anywhere with a
> name - "con"  on Microsoft Windows.
>
>  This is something pretty cool...and unbelievable... At Microsoft the
whole
> Team, including Bill Gates, couldn't answer why this happened!
>
> Thanks and Regards,
>
>  Ankush Grover
>
> PS: This mail is not sent to promote Microsoft Windows .


I'm not sure if someone has mentioned this already as I haven't followed
this email much but there is a reason for folders not being able to be named
"con" as well as a few other names.  These are the names of old DOS
functions and/or hardware references.  COM1 through COM9 inclusive, CON,
PRN, AUX, CLOCK$, LPT1 through LPT9 inclusive, and NUL are some of the names
that I know work this way.

- Patrick Vinson