Re: Mac List view updating continuously - Fix?


Subject: Re: Mac List view updating continuously - Fix?
From: Christoph Sold (so@server.i-clue.de)
Date: Thu Mar 01 2001 - 04:20:19 EST


Walt Reed schrieb:
>
> Steven Karel wrote:
>
> > One possible hint:
> >
> > I've seen this happen when the server directory contains two separate
> > files which have identical file names on the Mac, which treats names in
> > a case-insensitive manner. Example, the directory contains
> >
> >
> > myfile.exe
> > and myfile.EXE
> >
> > this can happen pretty easily if you have people saving from multiple
> > platforms or locations.
>
> you are correct that this could be a problem, but his AppleVolumes.default
> would have to specify some type of casefold option:
>
> casefold:tolower
>
> so that the mac would see it that way, wouldn't it? otherwise i think
> netatalk does a litteral
> translation of the cases.
>
> but i didn't see that option in his config.

Walt is right in all points. Thanks.
-Christoph Sold



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