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Diesel wrote:


Not too long ago, transferring files created on a mac to a non mac
system was a pain in the ass because the mac had additional data
concerning the file that wasn't with the file itself. Requiring you
to take additional steps to ensure the file could be transferred
properly through the non mac back to another mac without losing
anything in the process. That to me, is a poor design. Works great
for mac to mac, but, not so good when you leave the world of mac.

no extra steps were required. mac comm software took care of the
details.

i used to send/receive files using a mac via x/y/z-modem as well as ftp
to/from a variety of systems, from pc clones to unix workstations to
mainframes without any issues whatsoever.

tl;dr user error.