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  9. From: jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman)
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  11. Subject: Re: File Size Limitations?
  12. Date: 12 Aug 1998 20:34:13 GMT
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  20. In article <35d5e9cc.18839990@news.compuserve.com>,
  21. Ron Heiby <heiby_u@falkor.chi.il.us> wrote:
  22. : On 12 Aug 1998 16:29:53 GMT, jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman)
  23. : wrote:
  24. : >use of a 32-bit unsigned int to store the file size.
  25. : 
  26. : vs.
  27. : 
  28. : >you are limited to files of 2GB in size.
  29. : 
  30. : Could you clarify? I would expect the clarification to be "4GB", though I
  31. : would understand "32-bit signed int" also. Of course, there may also be
  32. : something a good deal more esoteric!
  33.  
  34. oops, I lost a bit. :-)
  35.  
  36. Its a 4GB limitation.
  37.  
  38.  
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