Mac files stored on Linux

[Janek]

I have a query:

How do Mac files work in terms of being stored on Linux? By that I am
talking about Mac files having 2 forks (data fork and resource fork).
Storing files on Linux used to (If my memory serves me right) truncate Mac
files to being purely data forks which would for applications make them
unusable. If they are stored perfectly happily on Linux, what is the best
method to do the transfer? NFS, Samba, FTP, AFP?

Hope someone has an idea - I have been reading conflicting information on
the net :(
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Janek