Re: [netatalk-admins] Problems With AppleVolumes.System


Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] Problems With AppleVolumes.System
From: David Kelly (dkelly@hiwaay.net)
Date: Tue Jan 20 1998 - 21:52:08 EST


> This is only sort of related, but it is a problem that I'm having with the
> AppleVolumes.system. I'm wondering how to specify types or creators that
> have a space in them (for example MP3 /MAmp). I have it in the
> AppleVolumes.system like this:
> .mp3 MP3 MAmp
>
> I've also tried:
> .mp3 MP3\ MAmp
>
> neither of them worked. Is it possible to specify a type or creator code
> with a space in it at all?

It amazes me sometimes how seemingly nothing interesting is happening
and suddenly everybody had the same problems I'm having.

Today after several hours learning more netatlk than I wanted to I found

.zip "ZIP " "ZIP "

is the only way to really get that trailing space in those fields. The
standard AppleVolumes.system which ships with netatlk-1.4b2 is wrong.

--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net
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