Hi all,

with using Samba/iX as a connectivity product i.e. to share
files between PC's and the 3000 (remember the files reside
in the regular HFS namespace) a question regarding text files
arises: the CRLF versus LF issue.

If you create a textfile on the PC (e.g. with Notepad) and
view it on the 3000 (e.g. with print or vi) it will show a
CR at the end of each line (print might not make it visible)
as the bytestream line delimiter is LF (in the Posix world).

If you create a textfile on the 3000 (e.g. with editor or
vi) and view it on the PC the missing CR's tend to confuse
the PC editor (Notepad is ugly, Write is ok).

This is not MPE/iX or Samba specific. It also applies to
the Unixes and other LanManager-compatible server software.

File transfers with ftp or terminal emulators distinguish
binary and text files and convert CRLF/LF for the latter.

Any ideas on this issue? Tips? Tricks? Conversion utils?

Or does everybody only use the 3000 as a central disc for
the PC's and not access files from 3000 and PC frequently?

Cheers, Lars.