Re: StRaNgE IcOnS AppEaRiNg

From: Bill Norton (bnorton_at_21stcenturyinvestor.com)
Date: 05/02/03


Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 13:30:01 -0700


Yup that's the correct answer.

Thank You for your time.
>-----Original Message-----
>Bill,
>
>This means that the files are available offline. (Your
computer has mad a
>local copy). If you right click the file you should see
a check mark next
>to the "Make Available Offline" option.
>
>Regards,
>Patrick Hallihan
>MCSE, MCDBA
>
>
>"Bill Norton" <bnorton@21stcenturyinvestor.com> wrote in
message
>news:010601c310e4$519ff050$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Recently I have set up a Samba LINUX 8.0 Red Hat server
>> and repointed the "My Documents" folder, located on a
>> Windows XP Pro desktop system SR1a patched, to it. Each
>> night I use a product called Unison to make copies of
any
>> changed files to another machine. After running this
>> setup for one night I find that all my file and folder
>> icons, physically located on this LINUX network drive,
>> now have a small box containing two blue arrows in a
>> cycle (non animated) in the lower left hand corner,
when
>> viewed on the XP desktop.
>>
>> What is the significance of this icon change?
>> Obviously it is informational, but I have never seen it
>> before.
>>
>> No other adverse effect have been seen.
>>
>> If copied to a local drive the icon will lose the
arrows.
>>
>
>
>.
>



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