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Re: ftpd and hebrew



put in 2.2.9 kernel, no win95 bug workaround, didn't solve problem.

frankly, I think it's not there.

the _working_ system:

file on disk (gibberish if ls'd) ==> samba ==> windows smb client ==>
serv-u ftp server ==> cuteftp ==> correct hebrew.

the _non-working_ system:

same file on disk ==> wu-ftpd (latest version, installed yesterday) ==>
cuteftp ==> gibberish


I'm no big hebrew-on-unix specialist, but a healthy guess is that the
windows smb client translates the gibberish into something that a win32
ftp client later understands. or maybe the samba? I installed the latest
samba as well, and that didnt solve it either. umm... can anyone shed some
light on the subject?


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On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Gaal Yahas wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 14, 1999 at 10:33:39AM +0300, Ser Lev Arris wrote:
> 
> > I have a linux fileserver which grants ftp and samba axx.
> > it has many files with hebrew filenames that were written by windows
> > hosts. when linux lists these files, it shows gibberish (wrong code page
> > compiled in kernel or plain incompatibility with windows hebrew
> > codepages?). when windows shows these files with samba, they look great.
> 
> You did not tell us which software versions you have, but if my
> guess is right and you are using stock RedHat 6.0, there's a known
> problem. The kernel is compiled with "enable win95 bug workaround",
> which clashes with smbmount, which is now part of the samba package. 
> 
> you can edit your samba config to let smbmount not enable the fix,
> orbetter yet, leave samba alone but recompile your own kernel
> (without the kernel workaround of course).
> 
> hope this helps,
> gaal
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