bug#3542: 23.0.94; File access via UNC path slow again under Windows

[Mathias Dahl]

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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:

1. Start emacs with -Q
2. Open a directory or file by entering its UNC path (e.g. C-x C-f
//server/share/folder/file.txt RET).
3. Notice it is very slow to get it to open.

I reported this before Emacs 21 or 22 was released, and it was fixed
then. In the latest two pretests the problem is now back. Working with
UNC paths is now almost unusable - I have to wait several seconds to
open a file or get a file listing in Dired.

Thanks!

/Mathias

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In GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-05-24 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: SVE
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp1252
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Dired by name

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-x C-f / / g b g f s 1 / a r <tab> 7 5 <tab> d o c
m a n <return> <return> <return> <down> <down> <down>
<return> <help-echo> M-x v e r s <tab> <return> <help-echo>
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu>
<send-emacs-bug-report>

Recent messages:
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GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2009-05-24 on SOFT-MJASON