Lion Server and 3DS Max files

Hi,
We have just gone from using an Xserve running 10.4.11 with an attached Xraid, to a Mac Mini Server running 10.7.3 and an attached Promise Pegasus R6 12TB Thunderbolt raid.
Everything is fine except one thing. The PC users running a mixture of Windows XP and Windows 7 can no longer open their 3DS Max (.max) files. I have had a search around and it seems that other people have encountered the same problem, but as far as I can make no one has found a solution. They just get a File Open Failed message.
If anybody has come across and resolved this problem or could offer any suggestions it would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Apple should be brought up on UI crimes for the mess that is permissions in Lion. It is easy once you understand what they are doing and where the tools are hidden.
So first, ignore the File Sharing tab as it is useless and feature poor. Instead, do this:
1: Launch Server.app
2: Select your server under the Hardware section in the left column.
3: Click on the Storage tab
4: Drill down to find the parent folder of your share point
5: Use the Gear popup menu to access the Edit and propagate features
This shows an example. When you choose the Edit Permissions... option, you will see a window like the following:
The three entries are the POSIX permissions. They represent UNIX Owner (root), Group (Wheel), and Everyone (Other). This is an EXAMPLE Folder. Yours will be different. These permissions do not inherit! If you change the group from Wheel to staff, it will mean nothing in relation to the permissions. You must ADD another entry to the table. The new entry is an Access Control Entry and establishes an ACL (access control list). The ACL will inherit if defined as such.
So in this example, say you have a folder owned by the local admin and by the admin group. Press the + button and then set that group to your departmental group. Then set permissions to Read/Write. Press OK. This will return you to the main window. Click on the Gear button again and choose propagate permissions to cascade the new permission set through all existing files.
You should disconnect clients and then reestablish a new sharing session to ensure you are seeing the proper permissions model.
Apple should be ashamed at the poor job of showing the difference between POSIX and ACLs. This is really a step backward as compared to older versions of server.

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