Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] .AppleDouble purpose?
From: Bill Stewart-Cole (bill@finan.com)
Date: Mon Nov 24 1997 - 21:04:31 EST
At 6:43 PM -0600 11/22/97, Alistair Riddell wrote:
>The .AppleDouble directories contain all the Mac-Specific portions of
>files i.e. the resource fork, type/creator codes, finder info, and a few
>other bits. Basically theu hold everything that is only useful to the Mac.
>
>Deleting the .AppleDouble directories is probably not a good idea unless
>you no longer want to read the files on a Mac.
Actually, it doesn't seem to cause any *serious* problems, as long as you
are only dealing with data files (no resource forks that require
preservation). I know this only because I took a big chance on it and
failed to get clobbered by anything serious. (it involves mirror, a remote
web server, and the world's goofiest bidirectional file sync setup...)
I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND TRYING THIS ON ANY SERVER THAT HOLDS MAC EXECUTABLES!!!
---- Bill Stewart-Cole This space for rent. Inquire within.
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