Clemens Anhuth wrote:
>
> hi.
>
> imagine you store files "a" and "b", which both happen to have the
> same filename, in the directories "x" and "y" via macintosh on a
> netatalk volume.
>
> now you copy file "a" from directory "x" over file "b" in directory
> "y" via a windows machine using samba or via unix.
>
> this way the forks of the file "a" from directory "x" do not get
> copied over to directory "y".
>
> is this correct so far?
>
> if it is...what are the thoughts on using samba plus netatalk for
> offering access to the same filebase?
Hmmm... I just tried it with a MS Word file, and there was no
corruption when the Mac or Windows box tried to open the copied file.
*shrug* We have 2- 9gig drives in a Linux host acting as our primary
file storage server (Netatalk+asun and Samba). We have never had a
REPORT of a problem like this. (That doesn't mean it can't happen).
Perhaps Netatalk rebuild fork information upon folder access?
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