Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] NFS/SMB/Appleshare on the same file system
From: Michael Stone (mstone@itri.loyola.edu)
Date: Sun Jul 13 1997 - 17:12:05 EDT
Quoting Michael Rothwell (rothwell@email.cybergrafx.com):
> Well, the .AppleXXXX directories are neccessary, so that the Macs can
> 'know' about files on the server. They need the resource fork to identify
> the file type and creator.
Hmm. So, how do the macs figure out the file type and creator for
files created by non-macs? If that data can be generated part of
the time, I don't see why it can't be generated all of the time.
Whether that ability is useful depends on the composition of the
machines on your network, but for people with only a few macs,
it is annoying to have their droppings in all the directories in
the file system. Hiding the appledoubles is aesthetically more
pleasing for non-mac users, but it cause other problems, e.g.,
when one of the non-mac users tries to delete a directory tree
with hidden appledouble directories.
-- Michael Stone, Sysadmin, ITRI mstone@itri.loyola.edu PGP: finger, or email with "Subject: get pgp key"
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