File permissions in public folder

sharing out the public folder on an imac i am using for a networked file share. I set the folder so that everyone has access to read and write. When some one creates a file the permissons to the file do not allow others to read or write. Any suggestions?

Files added to a "write only" folder are treated specially by AFP - permissions are set to give user, group and other full "read & write" privileges. Changing the permissions of the "Drop Box" so that it is no longer "write only" would prevent the permissions changes from happening.
A sharepoint can be configured so that permissions are inherited for a folder regardless of whether or not it is "write only". I've never used Sharepoints, but if there is an option to set both "ownership" and "permissions" to be inherited from the parent folder, try setting both - AFP is a bit quirky and it doesn't seem to work well unless both are set.
AFP can also be glitchy - it was in "Panther" and I get the feeling it is worse in "Tiger" (there might have been a bug fix in an earlier 10.4.x, but some problems persist), especially with respect to the "inherit" options. When the "inherit" settings are enabled but the change doesn't propagate through subfolders, sometimes restarting the AFP server ("Personal FIle Sharing") makes the problem go away. Other times, the whole computer may need to be restarted.
I think the state of AFP in OS X is a little sad, considering what you could do prior to OS X where you could go in to "Get Info", share any folder and specify who could access the share, through a control panel. Now the official solution for adding your own share point is to purchase OS X Server.

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ye I am I restored the public folder with the drop box sub folder. On my MBP the drop box sub folder has a special icon but not on the iMac since I restored it... Also, I know how to add new folders to sharing, but how can I add it so it says Alex Lyons's Public Folder, without the folder being called that?
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