9fans archive / 1998 / 10 / 35 / prev next From: forsyth@cal... forsyth@cal... Subject: [9fans] file name lengths Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 23:10:24 BST >>is, even 28 octets that are mostly null is a problem. So, since i find this remark curious, since the bigger potential problem with 9p/styx is latency, not bandwidth (unless you are careful, with the former, or careless, with the latter).