[Bug 13064] New: Nautilus doesn't deal well with symlinks over sftp

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           Summary: Nautilus doesn't deal well with symlinks over sftp
           Product: Ubuntu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: nautilus
        AssignedTo: seb128 at ubuntu.com
        ReportedBy: psh103 at soton.ac.uk
         QAContact: desktop-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com


There seem to be a whole stream of related problems about symlinked folders over
sftp.  They all seem to be caused by a single bug though: nautilus doesn't
properly recognise the symlinks to be folders.

Symptoms of this include:

* the sidebar tree view will not show heirarchies involving symlinks unless each
link has been queried explicitly (such as by right-clicking on the icon.)

* the main display tree view (the list view one) will not allow symlinks to
folder to be expanded.

* an error box telling you that you can't open a folder, because  "The filename
"audio" indicates that this file is of type "x-special/symlink". The contents of
the file indicate that the file is of type "folder". If you open this file, the
file might present a security risk to your system." appears occasionally,
although I can't pinpoint the exact circumstance.

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