Re: Hidden Files Not Being Copied


Subject: Re: Hidden Files Not Being Copied
From: Bob Rogers (rogers-netatalk@rgrjr.dyndns.org)
Date: Fri Jan 19 2001 - 13:07:35 EST


   From: Duncan Sinclair <sinclair@dis.strath.ac.uk>
   Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:39:42 +0000

   Hi,

   Bob Rogers writes:
> . . .
>I would go further. Dot-files on Unix generally exist for Unix-specific
>purposes, and hidden files on the Mac exist for Mac-specific purposes,
>so it is pointless at best, and possibly counterproductive, to move them
>from Unix to Mac or vice versa. That is why I think netatalk's default
>behavior with respect to dot-files is optimal.

   And how about files like ".htaccess"?

   If you're developing a web site on your Mac for delivery on Apache
   running on Unix, you've got every right and reason to be wanting
   to edit dot files.

   Cheers,

   Duncan.

Granted; I assume that's why there's apparently a "usedots" switch that
changes the default. I'm just arguing that the current default is the
sanest thing to do for most installations. (Which, of course, mirrors
my prejudices about who is using netatalk, and for what.)

                                        -- Bob



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