Copying PDF files generated on the 400 to Linux

We have been converting our reports to PDF on the AS/400 and
placing them either in the IFS or onto a NT file server

using CPYTOSTMF.

Everything works great and the users love it.

 

Now we need to place some PDF files onto a Linux box. 

We have mounted a drive and all that stuff and we have been
able to successfully place the PDF files on a Linux Box.

 

When we open these files (on the Linux box) using Windows
explorer they open fine.

 

Problem:

When we try to open these files (on the Linux box) from a
web browser we get an adobe error "File damaged cannot be
opened.."

If we create the files in the IFS and copy them to the Linux
box they open fine from the Web Browser.

 

I was told it could be the code page (in the IFS they are
created as code page 1252 (as is the directory), 

on the Linux Box they are created with Code Page 437 (as is
the directory).

I am not sure why they would open in Windows Explorer if the
problem was the code page. 

 

Does anyone have any suggestions of where I should look for
a solution?

Does anyone know how I can force the directory and files to
be created with Code Page 1252?

 

Someone else says it could be an authority issue when a file
is placed on the Linux there are more authorities then on
the iSeries

So they may not have the correct authorities. And when the
files are copied from the IFS to the Linux (using Windows
Explorer) the 

Authorities are set correctly by Windows?????

 If this is the case does anyone know how I can create them
with plenty of authority 

(these are public documents)

Thanks all

 

Allen