Thanks! Very useful

>I saw this overview 
><http://inik.net/file-copyingsynchronization-software-and-your-metadata-and-data
>  >.
>
>Christiaan
>
>On 26 Sep 2008, at 11:38 PM, Bill Mohler wrote:
>
>>  A good point you make, since I know that FolderShare works
>>  cross-platform to sync folders between Mac and Windows.  It may not
>>  know from EAs.
>>
>>  Does anyone know a good Mac-friendly sync software that would sense
>>  and preserve EAs?
>>
>>  Bill
>>
>>>  On 26 Sep 2008, at 8:33 PM, Bill Mohler wrote:
>>>
>>>>  After a bit more testing, it's now clear to me that FolderShare
>>>>  synchronization software doesn't see any modifications (even though
>>>>  Finder does) when notes are saved to the extended attributes of a 
>>>>  pdf
>>>>  file.
>>>>
>>>
>>>  I don't know FolderShare at all, but I can very well imagine this. If
>>>  it only checks modifications to the data fork (as many sync systems
>>>  do), than it won't notice.
>>>
>>>>  This is the only explanation I can think of for the fact that my
>>>>  .skim files are quickly synched from one machine to another after
>>>>  each Save in Skim, but the .pdf never is.
>>>>
>>>>  I'm taking other precautions, so I know I'm not losing anything to
>>>>  the ignorance of the synch software.  But would it be possible to
>>>>  have Skim change some additional modification flag on the .pdf file
>>>>  when new notes are save to it?  Apparently not all software can
>>>>  detect that changes have occurred.
>>>>
>>>>  Thanks,
>>>>  Bill
>>>
>>>  It changes the modification date. There's no other reasonable flag
>>>  that could be changed.
>>>
>>>  Does FolderSync actually copy the EAs? Because if it does, than it
>>>  should also track changes to it. Otherwise it's a bug (in 
>>>  FolderSync).
>>>
>>>  Christiaan
>>>
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