os-windows/7224: symlinks are not followed

[Emil Obermayr <no...@tigress.com>]

>Number:         7224
>Category:       os-windows
>Synopsis:       symlinks are not followed
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 09 14:50:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     nobs@tigress.com
>Release:        1.3.14
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
win98se 4.10.2222
>Description:
symlinks (aliases) are useless because they are sent "asis", that means not the file the alias is pointing to but the softlink itself is sent. This is true even with  Options FollowSymLinks  is active
>How-To-Repeat:
sorry, no win32-apache in the internet available; please try yourself
>Fix:
no experience with win-coding, sorry. But I think that can't be too difficult.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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