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From: Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: How to use "Public Folder"
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Date: 4 Mar 91 19:37:23 GMT
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In article <1991Mar2.190020.20701@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> 
           chang hsu liu <cliu@copper.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:
>
>There are two macs in my office, and I'd like to use "public
>folder" to share files between them. Both macs are connected
>to a LaserWriter IIntx. Do I still need any other cable in
>order to use it? I tried putting the file in system folder of
>both macs. and also created a folder named "Public" but it doesn't
>work. 
>

Note that you can only share files which are IN the folder named "Public". 
Creating a folder named "Public" doesn't give you access to any files on the
disk except those that are in that folder.

Also note that you're not really sharing files between the two Macs.  Public
Folder just allows one Mac to copy files from the hard disk on another Mac. 
The end result is two different copies of the file (one on each Mac), and not
one file shared between two Macs.

 - Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu