samba - Apr 2004 - Problem with Samba 2.2.8a-107 on SuSE 9.0 and 8.3 filenames

Hi...

I noticed a bug with samba 2.2.8a on my SuSE 9.0 box. I use the 
UltraEdit text editor to edit my php files in a samba share. By default 
this text editor places .bak files next to the changed file.

What I now noticed was this problem:
I edit a file 1234567.php and it generates a file 1234567.php.bak. I can 
open and edit the 1234567.php normally.
I edit a file 123456789.php with the same result as the 1234567.php.

But: Once I edit a file 12345678.php and the 12345678.php.bak file is 
generated, the text editor no longer can access the 12345678.php. If I 
try to open the 12345678.php any application (i.e. even notepad.exe) 
only opens the 12345678.php.bak file. I tried this with several file 
names. It only happens with filenames that have exactly 8.3 characters.

This seems to me like a genuine bug in handling those files. I attached 
my smb.conf in case it only is a configuration error, but this behaviour 
seems rather strage just to be a configuration error, since it only 
happens with files that have the mentioned specific filename format.


So long,
	     Marc...

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# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
# Date: 2004/04/12 14:38:57

# Global parameters
[global]
	workgroup = MYNET
	server string = Linux Server Homesamba
	interfaces = eth0 ipsec0 127.0.0.1
	security = DOMAIN
	encrypt passwords = Yes
	map to guest = Bad User
	null passwords = Yes
	password server = server01.mynet.de.
	username map = /etc/samba/user.map
	log level = 1
	syslog = 0
	time server = Yes
	unix extensions = Yes
	socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
	printcap name = CUPS
	character set = ISO8859-15
	os level = 2
	wins server = 192.168.123.234
	remote announce = 192.168.123.234
	printing = cups
	hide dot files = No
	map archive = No
	mangled names = No

[homes]
	comment = Home Directories
	valid users = %S
	read only = No
	create mask = 0640
	directory mask = 0750
	browseable = No

[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/tmp
	create mask = 0600
	printable = Yes
	browseable = No

[print$]
	comment = Printer Drivers
	path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
	write list = @ntadmin root
	force group = ntadmin
	create mask = 0664
	directory mask = 0775

[www]
	comment = Linux Files
	path = /srv/www/
	username = root,sysadmin
	invalid users = admin
	valid users = root,sysadmin
	read only = No
	create mask = 0664