Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] I'm worried..
From: Bill Stewart-Cole (bill@finan.com)
Date: Tue Jan 20 1998 - 18:31:16 EST
At 5:03 PM -0600 1/20/98, Scott Venier wrote:
>The way I understand it, if all the files are created on a Mac, and just
>saved to the netatalk volume, the AppleVolumes.system doesn't come into
>play. The Mac will save the file with the correct type and creator codes.
>The mappings are for files that got onto the drive in some other way
>(created in unix, samba share to a pc, ftp, etc.) and don't have a
>.AppleDouble entry associated with them.
Yes. I guess I didn't make that clear.
If all you ever do with your netatalk-shared space is move files to and
from Macs via AFP, the AppleVolumes type/creator mappings serve no purpose.
They only get applied to files of mysterious and dubious origins (like Unix
and Wintel sources... )
---- Bill Stewart-Cole This space for rent. Inquire within.
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