If you have ever wanted to mount volumes from your linux box on your MacIntosh without the aid of an FTP client, then Netatalk is what you have been looking for.
I just discovered that Netatalk is now on Source Forge, and is actively being updated. You can download either a CVS version or the current stable version, as well as a module to control Netatalk from webmin.
The install onto my Linux box file server was quite painless and I was instantly able to mount all my Linux volumes on my OS X desktop (works equally well on OS 9).
Among other things, Netatalk allows OS X to keep the proper file types (with the ability to define custom file types) and I do not have to deal with invisible files from other file transfers from PC's or other Macs. You have the choice of either AppleTalk or AFP over TCP/IP, the latter being quite a bit faster with file transfers and easier to setup.
Mac OS X Hints
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2002030622101454