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Dose linux screw up Mac files?
Name: dogzilla Date: January 2, 2004 at 06:08:30 Pacific OS: Mandrake Linux 9.2 CPU/Ram: 1.7ghz i686/384mb ram
Comment:
If I am using the ect3 filesystem, wil linux screw up mac files? I know windows will strip the file of the resource fork, but dose linux do that?
Name: heart_debian Date: January 2, 2004 at 07:36:39 Pacific
Reply:
I didn't understand your question. What do you mean by "mac files"?
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Response Number 2
Name: dogzilla Date: January 2, 2004 at 08:10:21 Pacific
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I have to download files for my little mac classic on linux because the mac dosnt have an internet connecttion. If I download the files on windows, it will strip the resource fork from the "Apple Macintosh file" and corrupt it. Will linux do this if I am using the ect3 filesystem?
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Response Number 3
Name: heart_debian Date: January 2, 2004 at 10:10:00 Pacific
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What kind of an "Apple Macintosh File" is it? Whatever it is it shouldn't get corrupted on any reasonable filesystem. btw, aren't you using some kind of *nix system on your little mac classic?
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Response Number 4
Name: 3Dave Date: January 7, 2004 at 09:27:21 Pacific
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I am not up on mac stuff but if you want to keep permissions or whatever, why not use something like stuffit first to compress the file...that may help.
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