Size limit on filename created by zip?

I'm trying to use ZIP. when the target zip filename is 73 characters
long (including disk & directory) I get a "zip I/O error: i/o error".
When it is less than 73 characters then zip works fine. The file name
is generated by combining the original filename, version, and creation
date.

Here is the zip version I'm using:

zip -v
Copyright (C) 1990-1999 Info-ZIP
Type 'zip "-L"' for software license.
This is Zip 2.3 (November 29th 1999), by Info-ZIP.
Currently maintained by Onno van der Linden. Please send bug reports to
the authors at Zip-Bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; see README for details.

Latest sources and executables are at ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip,
as of
above date; see http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/Zip.html for other
sites.

Compiled with DEC C V6.2-003 for OpenVMS (V7.2 for Alpha) on Apr 15
2000.

Zip special compilation options:
USE_EF_UT_TIME
VMS_PK_EXTRA

Zip environment options:
ZIP_OPTS: [none]
ZIPOPT: [none]

Machine & VMS version:
OpenVMS V7.3-2 (almost all the latest patches are applied)
AlphaServer ES40
The target disk has plenty of space and is ODS-2
The file that is being zipped is 2 Gb. (But it works as above)

Anybody have any idea as to what is happening??

Thanks in advance

Ken

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