Re: AFP server with OpenBSD for Mac OS X file sharing

From: Syn (syn_NOSPAM_uw_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/19/03 

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:23:00 +0200

Nathan Mates wrote:

> Maybe the Mac is trying to idiot-proof things by transparently
> swapping the characters above for ones that look the same but aren't
> really the same. But, that leads to the question: why the heck must
> you use those characters? "Just because" is rarely a good idea.

Well the problem is that we would like NOT to use those character but
the CAD software which we use for Mac OS X has these hardcoded in it's
filenames and this is impossible to change.

Regards

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