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From: peirce@outpost.UUCP (Michael Peirce)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Folder Manager (a how-to question)
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Date: 24 May 91 15:47:07 GMT
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In article <D88-JWA.91May23110559@byse.nada.kth.se>, d88-jwa@byse.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) writes:
> 
> 
>    File filters would be nice and drop-folders would be GREAT.
> 
> A drop folder could be implemented by having an application with
> an icon that looks like a folder; dropping something on it does
> the right thing with the thing, while opening it opens the application
> without argument files, probably making the application display a
> window with appropriate contents.

Drop folders are easy to implement on AppleShare (or Fileshare) volumes.
Just give people write access to the folders, but not read.

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