Intel to Classic file sharing

For several years I have updated my server on OS 9.2.2 using file sharing from OSX 10.5.8. Today I tried to update a file from another Mac with OSX 10.6.8. It mounts the OS 9 volume as usual and I can copy files from it but all files and folders appear to be read only and hence I cannot write to it.


What are my options for writing to OS 9.2.2 from OSX 10.6.8?

Posted on Nov 9, 2018 12:35 PM

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Nov 11, 2018 2:58 AM in response to rccharles

Thanks for the useful links. I have read most of these before but it was worth reading them again.


I wish to concentrate upon AFP only for the time being.


The page at http://lowendmac.com/2018/macs-sharing-files-with-other-macs-old-or-new/ implies that:


1 - Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2 support connections up to Leopard and

2 - Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6 support connections to Mac OS 9.0 or later.


This is not inconsistent as it depends upon which Mac makes the connection.


The above is supported by the AFP table at http://www.applefool.com/se30/#afpnetwork which implies:


1 - Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 can connect up to 10.5 by default and up to 10.10 with modifications and

2 - Tiger, Leopard & Snow Leopard can connect to Mac OS 9.0 by default.


At this time I am only interested in an AFP connection from Snow Leopard to Mac OS 9.2.2. As previously described I can connect from Snow Leopard but not write to files on Mac OS 9.2.2 which may indicate a permissions issue or something I have not set up correctly.


Any assistance with this would be appreciated.

Nov 11, 2018 9:33 AM in response to BDAqua

I could not get these links to work:


http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301183

http://www.opendoor.com/shareway/

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106461


The following link does not appear to have anything which applies to Snow Leopard:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200160


I have not used AppleTalk for many years but I regularly use AppleShare over TCP/IP to access OS 9.2.2 files from Leopard.


My difficulty is that although Snow Leopard should connect in the same way I am unable to write to the files displayed.

Nov 12, 2018 6:49 AM in response to Neville Hillyer

Today I have been trying to discover if resource forks could be the cause of my difficulties.


At first this line of investigation looked promising but I later discovered that this was only because a resource fork increases the file size.


It appears that I can only write files with a total size up to 5,006 bytes.


Does anybody have any thoughts about the likely cause of this?

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