Problem with AppleWorks documents when connecting via ftp to my server

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Problem with AppleWorks documents when connecting via ftp to my server

When I connect over the internet using ftp to my mac mini server (using OS X server 10.4.10) from my iMac G4 (using 10.4.10) all my AppleWork docs will only appear as .bin instead of .cwk.

If I download one to my G4, it will try to open using stuffit expander but cannot be opened. It comes up with “An error ocurred attempting to expand name.bin unspecified Stuffit Engine internal error” Error #17999

However Microsoft Word docs show correctly and can be downloaded and opened without problem.

When I try directly on the server or try from any computer on the local network conected to the server, everthing views correctly and can be opened.

Could it be to do with any settings on the server when connecting by ftp.

Thanks for the help.

julian.c

iMac G4, Mac OS X (10.4.10), connecting to a mac mini server using osx server 10.4.10

Posted on Aug 23, 2007 3:59 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 23, 2007 4:20 AM in response to Julian.c

I wonder whether your FTP process is stripping off the resource forks? - that might cause problems. (Although I just tried ftp-ing to my webspace using RBrowser and then re-downloading - the file lost its icon but opened OK: but I seem to remember having a similar problem in the past.)

You could try zipping the files first.

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Sep 5, 2007 3:32 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

Dear Roger,

You were close.

I needed to select "SFTP(SSH Secure File Transfer) not FTP. One problem still remains that when I download minicad files (which uses OS 9) they show up as .exe and will not open or recognisable by the programme where as Vector Works files (using OS 10) are and will open.
When connecting locally everything opens fine.

Any ideas. Thanks.

Julian.c

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Sep 5, 2007 4:25 AM in response to Julian.c

One problem still remains that when I download minicad files (which uses OS 9) they show up as .exe and will not open or recognisable by the programme

I imagine the file is transferring without a suffix and your computer is trying to guess what it is; hence the .exe. Delete this and append the suffix for the correct program and it should open (or use File>Open within the program).

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