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From: mcolthea@sunc.mqcc.mq.oz.au (Max Coltheart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: AppleShare fileserver
Message-ID: <739@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>
Date: 8 Nov 90 08:09:32 GMT
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Organization: Macquarie University, Sydney
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In article <722@macuni.mqcc.mq.oz>  I      yaio u  write:
>
   > I am running a network consisting of a a IIcx with 80Mb hard
>disk and 12 Mac Pluses, using AppleShare fileserver. For almost
>every application on the hard disk, opening it from one of the
>Pluses prevents it from being opened on any of the others: the
>application is busy is the message.This rather defeats the purpose
>of having a network! What am I doing wrong?    
    I received numerous replies. Many contained the solution
but since many others appeared unaware of it I thought I would
post it. What you do is use ResEdit , then  GetInfo about a file,
and set the SHARED bit. Now the file can be opened by more than
one person.
---Max Coltheart