[Netatalk-devel] OT: Copying files Linux --> Mac

[Skip G. <sg...@at...>]

Hi,

I've discovered that I can easily and reliably upload files from a Mac client 
to atalk folder on a Linux server using the Finder, but that the reverse 
operation doesn't "work" for either binary or text files. The case that's 
easiest to explain/reproduce is to take something small, like the BinHex4.hqx 
file, which I downloaded fron the "net" onto the server.

If I drag it down to the Mac with the Finder, I get various kinds of 
corruption: non-Ascii characters in the middle of the file or the file may be 
truncated. I can open the file using Tex-Edit and do a Save As and save the 
file to the Mac. This works, but isn't a general solution. 

Can someone why I'm seeing these results? I have a Mac 6100/66 and am running 
System 7.5.3. I can use Netscape to copy the files (ftp://.../binhex4.hqx), 
and I could use something like Fetch. Why can't I use the Finder?

Thanks,
Skip