Windows 2003 server loses security tab for folders created in OS X

Question

We have a centralised storage system that is running on a Windows 2003 cluster. This server has folders for each department so they can store colaborative work. They can create their own folders and files within their departments folder.
When files are created using a Mac on this service and then the folder properties are viewed under Windows XP or 2003 the security tab seems to be missing. NTFS permissions still exist on the folder as items beneath that are inherriting permissions still have those inheritted permissions applied to them, but the security tab has gone.
This can also mean that Windows users cannot see these folders and therefore the whole idea of a collaborative storage server is lost.
We have investigated this issue as best we can so far and tried copying folders onto the server with whitespace at the end of the folder name to see if this was the problem, it does not appear to cause the issue.
We have also tried copying folders up to the server from a mac using invalid characters \ / * ? " | were all tried, on the server the symbol is simply substituted with a space and the folder works correctly.
We have tried copying a folder with space at the end of its name and a file within to the server and this also works correctly.
The only common factor seems to be that a lot of the folders with a missing security tab have a single space at the end of the folder name, however this does not seem to cause the issue.
One way around the problem is to use the subinacl.exe tool at the command prompt as the server administrator to regain ownership of the folder and then delete it, however this is not a solution for folders that contain data. This workaround was from the microsoft article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081 in step 6.
If anyone has any idea what may be causing this on the Mac side it would be good to know.

Answer 1

We have narrowed down the problem and found the culprit.
The issue is only repeatable on 10.4.x (we used 10.4.11 for testing, but it may affect earlier versions as well)
10.4.11 Local folder created with trailing space in the name, then copied to the Windows 2003 server = loss of security tab on this folder
10.4.11 existing folder on the server has a trailing space added to the folder name = loss of security tab on this folder
10.4.11 existing folder on the server has the trailing space REMOVED from the end of the folder name = security tab returns with permissions in tact
10.5.x Local folder created with trailing space in the name, then copied to the Windows 2003 server = no problem
10.5.x existing folder on the server has a trailing space added to the folder name = no problem
10.5.x existing folder (created under 10.4.11) with trailing space in the folder name has the space removed = Error code 43, unknown error occured
Also interesting is that the illegal characters for Windows \ / * : ? " | in the folder name prevent the folder being copied to the Windows 2003 server in 10.4.11, but are allowed in 10.5.x - all expect the : which is an illegal character in OS-X as well. None of these illegal characters cause issues on the Windows 2003 server as they are simply translated to a space.
The solution would be either as AJ mentioned to purchase Thursby AdmitMac or to upgrade all the users to 10.5.x (which I'm sure would make Apple happier!)