Drag and drop to CD or DVD is only writing a shortcut?

I'm trying to drag and drop files to a CD and no matter what type of file I drag to the finder window, it only produces a shortcut. I even tried different filetypes and sizes and media and had the same issue. Any ideas?

Hi,
That's normal. Once you burn the CD the files will really be there.
http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/burningaliases.html

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