Indesign / Xpress unexpetedly quits on importing files intel mac

You probably wonder, Why does he post this here?
I will explain the problem..
We have a customer who owns an intel imac on with he uses Indesign CS2 and Xpress 6.52. He has files on an apple server version 10.3.9.
When he creates a new document en starts to import files the applications unexpectedly quit when browsing a folder with contains xpress 4/5 files.
You can see the files have scrambled icons. Suddenly grey block come up on the screen and the application quits.
This problem is ONLY when connecting to the server using AFP. Via SMB no problems.
When the browsed folder is on de local desktop, no problem.
If we use indesign and switch the file browsing to the Adobe dialog there are no problems either but then the xpress files are not shown.
We have tried an fresh system on the imac. We have tried this on an other intel imac same problems.
We have tried it on our own 10.4.8 server same problem.
have cleared al caches, reset default app's database, same problem.
Does someone seen this problem before?
Thanks in advance.
Eelco Krips

Your first major stumbling block is that neither Adobe (unless you use their InCopy or VersionCue) nor Quark (unless you use their QPS) support working directly off of a fileshare, period. Really, they don't.
Keep in mind they don't state it in big bold letters on their front page(s), you have to look for it, but if you call them for support, after running around for a while they'll tell you it's not supported.
Doesn't matter that *sometimes, in some cases* it works. Or that it used to work in some past combo of client/server OSen.
Never mind that you're using Rosetta which adds a real and extra layer of potential complications.
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/320771.html
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/320318.html
some discussion of the quark issue:
http://www.quark.com/service/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1013&postdays=0&postorder=as c&highlight=networkvolvolume&start=60&sid=e42f48a7ef49f870cf541487febb832d

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