in reply to Permission denied when opening files in Windows

Thanks atcroft, that code lead me to understanding why I couldn't create a file named prn.cfg (prn.anything, actually).

http://superuser.com/questions/613313/why-cant-we-make-con-prn-null-folder-in-windows

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Re^2: Permission denied when opening files in Windows
by marinersk (Priest) on Mar 27, 2015 at 22:31 UTC

    Windows inherits from DOS.

    In retrospect, I feel compelled to point out that this was not meant to be a pun, given modern day meanings for "DOS".