Is is possible to share files to the desktop of a mini-server running Lion?

Is is possible to share files to the desktop of a mini-server running Lion?  I've done this for years with other operating systems with no trouble ... and when I drag files to other locations on the mini-server it works fine. 
But when I try to drag a file to the desktop of the mini-server, I get asked for a password.  I type in the password; it gets accepted. Then I get a dialog: "A newer version of .... .... ... ... do you want to replace .....  ...?"  When I click "yes," I get another dialog:

I did not mean to.  I mistakenly typed <command-S> (out of habit for saving) before I had finished the entire post .... while going back and forth to check the wording of the dialog boxes I was getting in the finder. I then used the back button and it looked like I was going to get a 2nd chance to post the full text, but that just compounded the problem.  I looked hard of a way to delete the extra "premature" postings, but could not find a way to delete them.  Sorry.  If anyone knows how to do that feel free to inform me on this thread.

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