Magic Routing Bug II

[ludowick@aol.com (Ludowick)]

Magic routing bug revisited?

For those who have the magic routing bug-fix on their system 
("System" folder with an auxtype of $0002) try out this 
weird bug.

Take a file that isn't installed in your "System" folder, but 
is magic routable, and copy it to the root directory of your 
boot disk.  Now drag this file onto the desktop.  Next, drag the  
file onto the "System" folder for a little magic.  It is moved 
into the proper directory, but the Finder thinks it has been 
copied.  Try to delete the icon that is still on the desktop.  
Try moving it into another folder or window.  Weird, eh?  "Put 
Away" (command-Y) with the desktop "copy" of the file will move 
the icon back into the root directory.  Now drag the real file from 
wherever it is in *:system: into the root directory.  Two icons with 
the same name in the same directory window.  Aiieeee!

Now close the weird window.  Open it again.  All should be normal; 
you have escaped the "Magic Routing Zone"!

Has anyone else seen this?

P.s. Prosel reported no errors in a test of the directory structure 
after all this, so it is just smoke and mirrors.


Ludowick  aka  Harry Protagonist

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