This README file accompanies CHDIRFIX.  The following file(s) is included for
this patch:

      CHDIRFIX.EXE        13204 bytes        06-11-90
 

CHDIRFIX.EXE is a patch utility that modifies the SERVER.EXE file of NetWare
386 v3.0.  DOS allows a user to specify a directory name by ending the name with
a period.  This period is ignored by DOS, but not by NetWare.  For example: if
a user had a directory named TEMP, DOS would allow the user to type "CD TEMP"
or "CD TEMP." to change directories.  Under NetWare 386 v3.0, the latter command
would generate an "Invalid directory" error message. 
 
Although this should rarely be a problem, some applications append the period
character to the end of a directory name before searching for the existence of
the directory. 
 
Directory names which have a period character embedded in them will not be
affected by this patch (EXAMPLE: "TEST.DAT").  NetWare 386 already treats these
directories the same as DOS. 


To implement CHDIRFIX:
 
1)    Copy CHDIRFIX.EXE into the same directory as SERVER.EXE.

2)    Type CHDIRFIX.  The program will patch the file and notify the user when
      finished. 


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Novell's intentions for this software patch is to provide a temporary
work-around to the anomalies described in this file.  Such work-arounds are
typically addressed in future releases of NetWare.  Novell strongly recommends
a backup be made before any patch is applied.   
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