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- Subject: *** WARNING *** Novell + QuickTime = Disaster
- Message-ID: <60sis-b@massey.ac.nz>
- Reply-To: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz
- Organization: School of Maths & Info. Sci., Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ
- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 20:56:56 GMT
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- Just in case this is unknown:
-
- Apple NZ & our Apple Education Centre were running some courses on
- campus and wished to use some of my software as demos. However I was
- going to be in OZ so I had to leave the software on the Novell file
- server so they could pick it up an demo it. Result: "Not a valid movie
- file" whenever they tried to run a movie during the demo :-( :-(.
-
- I've tracked this down to the Novell server altering files in someway
- (I think I know how, but until its confirmed no rumors) which results
- in the connection between a QuickTime movie reference (i.e. a pasted
- movie in some document or application) and the QuickTime data file
- being invalidated - so none of your pasted movies will work :-( :-(. If
- you open the ORIGINAL movie file it will still play, and re-pasting it
- will also work.
-
- WARNING: DO NOT place ANY QuickTime movie files on Novell file servers
- to which you have references, EVEN if you move the
- documents/applications containing the references. This problem has
- been confirmed using the ScrapBook as well as my own software.
-
- This problem may also affect other programs, not just QuickTime, but
- we have not found any so far.
-
- Moral: Don't use so called "multi-platform" file servers which are
- really just DOS is disguise (personal opinion!). Novell DOES NOT
- PROVIDE A TRANSPARENT MAC FILE SYSTEM.
-
- Systems: Mac LC, Quadra, System 7.0.1, System 7.1, Novell 3.11 + 3.011
- for the Mac.
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- Dr Nigel Perry Email: N.Perry@massey.ac.nz
- Department of Computer Science Tel: +64 6 356 9099 ext 8900
- Massey University Fax: +64 6 350 5611
- Palmerston North
- New Zealand
-