thanks for asking.

Actually, adding auto-resolving of folder aliases wouldn't even cost 
me a line of code thanks to the filesystem abstraction layer I use 
(originally developed for Picture Arena's next version).

The problem, though, is that aliases can point anywhere, including 
network volumes. So, if you would browse a directory full of aliases 
to network volumes, Remote Buddy would mount all of them - which will 
not only need time but is also not what you might want it to do.

Regarding the long filenames: I'm aware of the problem and hope to 
provide a decent solution with one of the next updates.

Best regards, 
Felix