Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] NFS/SMB/Appleshare on the same file system
From: Michael Stone (mstone@itri.loyola.edu)
Date: Sun Jul 13 1997 - 18:12:34 EDT
Quoting Michael Rothwell (rothwell@holly-springs.nc.us):
> Netatalk synthesises filt type/creator information based on filename
> extensions. But, with no extensions, or wrong extensions, the Macs will no
> longer have the correct information supplied to them. And Mac users aren't
> used to using filename extensions. Sometimes they don't even know what they
> should be. And, with on-the-fly file/creator type creation, you only ever
> have one choice for a given extension. With .AppleXXX files, the server
> remembers what the Mac wants to see for a given file.
I've gotten a couple of responses with points similar to this, so
I'll only respond to the first. Remember that I said that this all
depends on your network composition. If you're dealing with public
directories used by macs and pc's, the files _already_ have to be
created with the proper extensions, or the pc's won't know what to
do with them. (I'm not talking about anything exotic here, just
things like .doc, .gif, .jpg, etc.)
> Another issue is icons. It's not a huge one for most people, but we produce
> CD-ROMs, and need for the Finder information (icons, icon positions, window
> sizes, etc.) to be preserved.
I never suggested that the appledoubles be gotten rid of entirely.
Instead, it would be nice to be able to specify them on a share-
by-share basis, or even as a compile time option. Even if I could
prevent them from being created in the common areas I'd still
allow them in users' personal directories, where it doesn't
matter what extensions they use.
-- Michael Stone, Sysadmin, ITRI mstone@itri.loyola.edu PGP: finger, or email with "Subject: get pgp key"
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