While it's true that oftentimes this is the problem, I don't
think it's the case with the issue I have raised. Why would
I be able to create a 2048MB file (plus 1MB overhead) and not be
able to create a 2GB file (plus 1MB overhead). The total number
of bytes is exactly the same, the only difference is in the way
2048MB is specified on the command line.

 -- Tom

"It's a dog eat dog world,                Thomas A. La Porte
 and I'm wearing milkbone underwear."     DreamWorks SKG
              - Norm Peterson             <tlaporte AT anim.dreamworks DOT com>

On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Richard Sims wrote:

>As evidenced in the ADSM-L archives, the chronic problem that users have
>when doing dsmfmt is in not taking into account their Unix "filesize"
>limit.  Boost that, and have another go at dsmfmt.
>  R. Sims
>