Can you have file extensions greater than three?

Can I have file extensions greater than three characters?

This question was answered on April 16, 2003. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.

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Microsoft DOS and Microsoft Windows has support for only a three file extension Users Running Windows 95 or higher can use long file names, however the extension still can only be three characters

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Posted by olivia of Katharine Gibbs School - New York on April 16, 2003

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