[softwarelist] Re: SparkFS 1.41 (RISC OS) - Zip size max?
From: Alan Adams <alan.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: davidpilling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 17:59:01 +0100
In message <4ee1334571dfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dave Symes <dfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In article <3852ffe04e.Alan.Adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Alan Adams <alan.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> [Snip]
>
>> Generally you want notypes set to no.
>
>> However, if
>> 1 you want to use the files from both RISC OS and Windows
>> and
>> 2 you have given file extensions (e.g. /TXT) to all relevant files
>> and
>> 3 you haven't got correct definitions for ALL PC filetypes inside
>> Lanman98
>> then you might want to turn notypes on.
>
>> The reason is that files without extensions which also don't pick up a
>> type from the mappings file will gain a ,nnn tail, which Windows
>> doesn't like.
>
>> However with notypes set, you can't handle RISC OS applications
>> because the runimage, sprites, run and obey files all end up as text
>> filetypes (when seen from RISC OS).
>
> Indeed, you've reminded me why I had it set the way it was.
> Aside from you lot... All my customers that have computers systems, are
> using MS-Windows, so when I sent them attachments, they would be very
> confused by a file called "Refurb.Jpg,c85" or "Modification.Dxf,dea
>
> So I set it with Notypes Y and forgot why.
> Now I've remembered... If I continue to remember, I'll change it when I
> want to transport RO stuff... Then change it back again afterwards.
>
One possible way is to designate part of your Windows disk for these
attachments, and share it separately. Then have two Lanman98 drives,
one to the main disk with notypes=n, and another to the smaller share
with notypes-y.
Then you just use the appropriate drive to access depending on what
you are doing.
> Cheers
> Dave S
>
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Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
alan.adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.nckc.org.uk/
