Art Alexion on 11 Nov 2004 14:22:03 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Extended characters over Samba


Paul wrote:

Art Alexion wrote:

I use é a lot in my file and directory. Each of the Win98/fat32 and Linux/ext3 machines doesn't have a problem with files and directories created by the local machine with these letters, but when accessing a share that contains a file or directory with that name, both choke, substituting a box or a ? for the accented character.

Is there a solution that aids compatibility?

Isn't the usual (blind) advice to first update your software. In this case, your operating systems. Win98 and Red Hat 7.x are a little outdated.


But win98 works fine and I have no reason to give MS more money. As for RH 7.x, I installed Mandrake 9.1 to another partition, but I still can't get it to work as well as RH 7.3. Mandrake 10 refuses to install. No reason to install the orphaned RH 9 and from what I read on the lists, FC has its problems. I have a SuSe 9 live CD, but don't know if I can install from it. I also got the Novell DVD, but can't use unless I buy a DVD drive.

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