Re: NT server/ apple client

James Rupprecht(jimrupp[at]kuhub.cc.ukans.edu)
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 00:26:29 +0200

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>Hi I have an Apple client machine logging on to an NT server to
>save/update/retireve files, etc.
>
>When they log on and while they are logged on, the list of files in the
>'partition' changes rapidily. If you have a file called 'myfile1' the
>list will change to 'myfile1', 'myfile2', myfile3' and then back to just
>'myfile1' again as if the server was creating (or duplicating) the file
>and then deleting it again. It does this for any number of files but not,
>I beilieve folders.
>
>Any suggestions as to what it might be?
>
>I do not know the version of NT or the Appletalk services it is running
>as I am not the adminisitrator. I could find out however if nec.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Paul.

This is refered to as the "dancing icons" bug, and is addressed in the
latest SFM hotfix, which is available at the MS web site. It is caused by
changes in the way MacOS 8.x interacts with NT SFM.
James Rupprecht
Systems Specialist
Applied English Center
University of Kansas

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