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Re: Executor w/ netatalk
At 05:08 AM 2/10/96 GMT, Hyung-song Nam wrote:
>
>hello,
> I have netatalk package running on my machine, so I
>was able to mount my disk on a mac and copy files to my
>linux disk. Is there any way to use these files with executor?
>It seems afpd keeps two separate files for a mac file. (data
>and resource fork in separate files)
>
Netatalk "spoofs" the connection when transferring files to and from a
MacIntosh. The only reason they are stored in seperate directories is so
they can possibly be useable in Unix. If a Mac reconnects and afpd sees the
.AppleDouble directory, it checks for associated resources to the particular
file. They are recombined and sent back to the Mac. The Mac only sees a
single binary stream.
Without going into elaborate detail, netatalk was originally designed to
allow people with Macs and Unix boxes to share useable (ie, source code,
text files). That is why there is a very extensive mapping configuration
for mapping files from the Unix side to the Mac side. The problem isn't
usually too bad the other way around.
If you need to copy binaries "as-is", check the netatalk docs. Look for the
filters section. I'm not sure if that will help, but it's the right place
to check. If you need more information, check out:
http://thehamptons.com/atalk.html
That will give you all the info you'll need.
Good luck...
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