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Apokrif <apokrif1@yahoo.com> writes:

> On my systems (98 and XP), I can have (and read) filenames of the form
> .something, which have been created under Linux. But I cannot *create*
> files called .something.

That is incorrect. You CAN create such files, provided you do not use
software which stupidly prevents you from doing so. The only such
software I am aware of is MS Explorer. So use Emacs to create the
file, and there will be no problem.