Probably it's a problem with the symbolic link, there exist 3 different types of symbolic links: 1. a link created using the Finder (dragging a file while pressing CMD+ALT) 2. a soft link created using the command-line utility: "ln -s <source> <link>" 3. a hard link created using the same command-line: "ln <source> <link>" (only allowed for files on the same partition!) I encountered the same problem with "type 1" links when using Apache web services: "the link just doesn't work". When I replaced the "type 1" link (=Finder link / "Alias") with "type 2" link (=soft link) everything went well. I don't understand why the Finder creates it's own type of link. (I suppose this is a compatibility issue with "Classic" / OS 9 environment because HFS has introduced it's own type of link a long time ago.)