Can I create symbolic links in OS X which also work in Windows/Linux and vice versa?

I'm synchronizing a folder structure between my MacBook (OS X 10.6) and a PC with Windows XP (soon Linux or Windows 7).

My problem is that Windows shortcuts or OS X aliases seem to be unusable on the other system, so those symbolic links can not be synchronized with the other machine.

• Is there a common format for symbolic links which works on all 3 operating systems (Windows, OS X, Linux)?


• Can I convert the existing aliases and Windows shortcuts to this format?