Mac OS 10.4.8 and long filenames

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Daniel Struer - 22 Dec 2006 11:52 GMT

Hey...

I have problem see the names on a Windows 2003 server R2 from a mac with OS
10.4.8. There is install Mac services on the server. I can connect without
any problem at se the files. But I cant see the full filename. And if the
folders strucktur i long.

For example

\\fileserver\Dokumenter\custermor References\HAMLET Publications
(Clinical)\Hamlet relevant publications\Animal models

Best regard

Daniel

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William Smith - 23 Dec 2006 00:05 GMT

> Hey...
>
> I have problem see the names on a Windows 2003 server R2 from a mac with OS
> 10.4.8. There is install Mac services on the server. I can connect without
> any problem at se the files. But I cant see the full filename. And if the
> folders strucktur i long.

Hi Daniel!

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and earlier all use AFP (Apple Filing
Protocol) 2.2 or earlier while Mac OS X uses AFP 3.x. AFP 2.2 does not
support file names longer than 31 characters but AFP 3.x will support up
to about 255 characters.

This is not a bug or something that Microsoft plans to change in current
or earlier versions of Windows. Since Longhorn has not been released I
can't say it will support AFP 3.x or that it will support AFP at all.

I suggest you look into either Dave from Thursby
<http://www.thursby.com> if you have relatively few Macs that will all
be on Mac OS X or ExtremeZ-IP from Group Logic
<http://www.grouplogic.com> if you have several Macs in an all Mac OS X
or mixed Mac OS 9/X environment.

Hope this helps! bill

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(Microsoft Interop MVP - Mac/Windows)

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