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From: kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: MacNFS vs AppleShare
Message-ID: <27430546.6B52@intercon.com>
Date: 15 Nov 90 21:14:46 GMT
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In article <9160@ncar.ucar.edu>, hpoppe@ncar.ucar.edu (Herb Poppe) writes:
> In article <274043EF.4F0E@intercon.com> kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt 
> Baumann) writes:
> > And if it is a file that you are only going to be using
> > on the Mac, and not messing with from another system, then you can create
> > it as an AppleSingle, so it is one file.
> 
> Can I change:
> 
> a) the data fork,
> 
> b) the resource fork,
> 
> c) both the data fork and the resource fork
> 
> of an AppleSingle file on an NFS mounted volume?
> 

Yes.  Both can be changed in an AppleSingle file.

> How do I indicate I want a file to be AppleSingle vs. AppleDouble?
> 

Currently it is determined automatically, based on volume type and file type.

> Can I have both AppleSingle and AppleDouble files in the same folder 
> (directory)?
> 

Yes.

> Do you handle CR-to-LF translation of text files so that I can edit an NFS 
> mounted text file from the UNIX side with UNIX tools and from the Mac side with Mac tools?
> If so, how do you decide when to do the translation?
> 

Yes, if it is a Macintosh text file we translate CR-to-LF when output and
reverse on input.  The UNIX text files are also treated this way.  This allows
you to use any Macintosh text editor or word processor to edit you UNIX files,
and still be able to edit them from the UNIX side with no problem.  (ie;
you don't need a seperate editor on the Mac :-)).

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