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Subject: Re: OT: Mac OSX question

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 16:11:08 07/18/05

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On July 18, 2005 at 17:49:49, Andreas Guettinger wrote:

>On July 18, 2005 at 17:39:32, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>Someone tells me they have a problem with tranferring files between Macs.  I
>>don't know how to use OSX, so help would be appreciated.
>>
>>When sending files using the drop box, apparently by default the permissions are
>>set to read-only for other users.  Can this be changed easily?  I'm being told
>>we have to go and actually modify the operating system to defeat that "feature."
>>
>>Will
>
>I think I don't quite understand what you want to do. Do you want to transfer
>files from one user on the same machine to another? That were aou can use the
>Drop Box or the /Users/Shared folder.
>Or dou you want to transfer files between machines? You can use Appletalk if you
>are on the same network. Or just user sftp from the terminal.
>
>regrads
>Andy

We are trying to send files between machines.  And we can do so, but somehow the
permissions default to read-only for the recipient.  Seems weird to me.




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