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Re: [cobalt-users] Weird files created on share by Apple computers

At 08:55 PM 10/16/00 +0200, you wrote:

Hello List,

I have a Qube2 (80mb, 4.3gb) (I didn't put Qube2 in the subject, I
  don't think this Qube related) with SMB and Appleshare activated and
  I am up to Qube2F-Update-OS Release 2.0 (the french release of 3.0
  although promised on that list at least 2 months ago is not out
  yet).
  When a Mac (OS9) creates/copies (drag an drop) some files on a share, most
  of the time it creates as well a file called Icon? (yes including
  that question mark) . There is one in almost each directory. If  you
  do a dir (telnet), the file shows as Icon\r and if you do a ls -la,
  it shows as Icon? , size of the file is zero. On a windoze machine,
  it shows as Icon followed by a small square.



I have noticed the same thing, but not on a server.
When mounting a PC disk to a mac and copying data to it, it always adds that icon? file to the floppy. 
Something to do with the translating software.