nathan meyers writes: > Add the option "-iso-level 4" to the command line. The man > page says this: > Level 4 officially does not exist but genisoimage maps it to > ISO-9660:1999, which is ISO9660 version 2. > and goes on to describe the different limits (including directory > depth). I don't know the implications for interoperability, but I find > it works fine for backups. yup, it seems to work just fine. i'm always a bit apprehensive when new limitations like that are introduced, and one must use options which do not officially exist. thank you for your help. dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-232-2360 (tel) 810-454-1823 (fax) jdm-LPA1KyJyIuz1P9xLtpHBDw@public.gmane.org www.moylan.us [death to html bloat!]