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File Copy Error (Invalid Characters or Length) Mac OS X Leopard to Windows Server 2003 SBS Share

Tags: Apple, OS X Leopard, 10.5, Apple, Powerbook, G4, You cannot copy some of these items to the destination because their names are too long or contain invalid characters for the destination., Windows Server 2003 SBS Macintosh Share
I am having an issue with a Mac OS X user who is trying to put files on a Windows Server 2003 SBS server share.  The share has been setup as a Macintosh share and the user has permission 'Modify' permission on the directory/sub-directories.
The message the user is receiving is:  "You cannot copy some of these items to the destination because their names are too long or contain invalid characters for the destination.  Do you want to skip copying these items and continue copying the other items?"
I have also attached a screenshot of this message.
The file names that he is trying to copy does not have any symbols or special characters in the name, and the longest file name is only 23 characters (including extension).  He does not have problems with all of his files, but there are certainly enough to drive the user nuts (and me too for that matter).
Has anyone seen this message or have any idea why it may occur?  Thanks in advance!!
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Question Asked By: facelessmanchs
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