Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Macromedia Freehand Problem
From: Bill Studenmund (skippy@macro.stanford.edu)
Date: Tue Aug 26 1997 - 16:44:12 EDT
On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, John Barry -Technician wrote:
> Hi folks,
[possable translation problems]
> I'm running 1.4b2+asun13, compiled straight from the box on SunOS 4.1.4
> and I have successfully run word 6.0 from our unix box across the ether,
> worked first time. I simply dragged word to my unix account and then
> opened my account and double clicked on the word icon.
> later
This test isn't conclusive for two reasons. One, if things are set up
right, APPL's should be treated as binary.
More importantly, translation should be reversed when you read the file
via netatalk. So the mac will always get back what it sent.
Translation can only go wrong in one of two ways. One, if you care about
the file under unix. Like GIF files going to a web server or files shared
with PC's, say via samba. Files written but not read by netatalk.
Another way is if the file is initially created as a file with one file
type, and then later changed to another file type. So one translation'll
happen on the way there, and another will happen on the way back.
I bet something else's wrong.
Take care,
Bill
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