Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 1023
From: Digest <deadmail>
To: "OS/2GenAu Digest"<deadmail>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 00:01:05 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600

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Tuesday 04 January 2005
 Number  1023
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Subjects for today
 
1   backup to CD & EAs : Chris_neeson <Chris_Neeson at compuserve dot com>
2  Re:  backup to CD & EAs : Mike O'Connor <mikeoc at dodo dot com dot au>
3   Broadband setup : Alan Duval" <amoht at ozemail dot com dot au>

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Date:  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 08:44:28 -0500
From:  Chris_neeson <Chris_Neeson at compuserve dot com>
Subject:   backup to CD & EAs

Does Audio/Data CD Creator write Extended Attributes
to CD when you backup a file to CD?

( it isn't clear from the install INF that Ed emailed
  - it mentions EAs for images while they're on hard disk,
    but not for the individual files being backed up )

For that matter, does OS2's  CDFS cater for
EAs attached to individual files?
( there is room in the data CD format for Extended Attributes
  - operating system not specified -
  but not much detail about whether companies are using it ).

Regards
Chris
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**= Email   2 ==========================**

Date:  Tue, 04 Jan 2005 10:12:30 +1000
From:  Mike O'Connor <mikeoc at dodo dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  backup to CD & EAs

Chris_neeson wrote:

>Does Audio/Data CD Creator write Extended Attributes
>to CD when you backup a file to CD?
>
>( it isn't clear from the install INF that Ed emailed
>  - it mentions EAs for images while they're on hard disk,
>    but not for the individual files being backed up )
>
>For that matter, does OS2's  CDFS cater for EAs attached to individual files?
>( there is room in the data CD format for Extended Attributes
>  - operating system not specified - but not much detail about whether companies are using it ).
>

Hi Chris,

Simplest way to maintain any EAs on CD/DVD is to zip the original before 
writing that zip to the removable media.
Also saves [at least] directory ACLs in the zip!
AFAIK none of the conventional IFSes write EAs to removable oprical 
media - but possibly UDF.IFS does [?]
There is also provision in the UDF specifications to use it with 
hard-disks, in addition to optical media.

-- 
Regards,
Mike

Failed the exam for
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MCSE - Minesweeper Consultant and Solitaire Expert
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[ISP blocks *.exe, *.cmd, * dot com, *.bat, *.reg attachments]
[Please use zipped versions of above]

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**= Email   3 ==========================**

Date:  Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:50:36 +1100 (AEDT)
From:  "Alan Duval" <amoht at ozemail dot com dot au>
Subject:   Broadband setup

HI, 

Thanks to everyone who have given advice re changing to Broadband.  I feel more confidant now and will 
get in touch with an ISP.

Alan Duval

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