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Aug 3 2008, 01:16 PM

Due to this file not being needed and creating a possible security risk, we have removed it from the allowed list.

QUOTE(http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_16831&sliceId=2)

The .DS_Store files are created by the Macintosh OS X Finder. The these files keep track of folder view options, icon positions, and other visual information about folders.

When a new directory is accessed using the OS X Finder, a .DS_Store file will be created in that directory. Once the directory is viewed using the Finder a .DS_Store file will be permanently created in that directory. Currently, the option to create a .DS_Store file can not be disabled.

Users should be concerned about .DS_Store files being uploaded to the web servers. Since .DS_Store files contain some vital folder information they can be exploited to obtain information about system configurations. Please see the following third-party link for more information: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798

You can also disable this feature for network connections, see here : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1629

Thanks to prototism on IRC for making us aware of this issue.

prototism

Aug 3 2008, 01:39 PM

and to think it was only by chance i noticed it!

it went something like this: directory wouldnt delete due to it not being empty, even though it appeared empty in the gui of the ftp client. the file (.DS_Store) had to be deleted manually via the command line of the ftp client. and i only figured that out after seing it displayed in the user CP in the browser (but not in the ftp client), baffled as to what it was!

a few google searches later, i found out what this nasty little invisible file is, and had to tell one of the admins. thankfully, bread figued it out right quick.

and i thought apples were so easy to use. pshhh.

thanks again, bread!

NaRzY

Aug 4 2008, 01:36 AM

I was wondering how long until this extension was deleted. I could never really see a point in having one.

Jacob.

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