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Mounting Windows Server 2003 & NT with 10.3
Authored by: montalvd on Jun 06, '04 12:06:44PM

> I think people need to realize that as Apple becomes more
> commited to enterprise environments, there is a good chance
> metadata will become extinct much like AppleTalk. So, get
> used to using file extensions now.

with all due respect, that's absurd. afp services are part of windows 2003. macintosh users in design/production groups can NOT "simply use file extensions". the solution is to ensure afp (which NO i.t. department would have a problem with...remember, afp is NOT appletalk).

users need to be trained to recognize the difference between an afp and an smb connection dialog box. then if a user is prompted to log in via smb, he/she should raise a flag...because afp connectivity isn't working properly (whether it's a client or server issue).

the solution is to simply ensure afp services is up and that users connect via afp. "working around" the problem by using file extensions does NOT solve the problem.

don't think for a minute that afp is a problem for any competent i.t. person...on the other hand, appletalk is and always was a p.i.t.a that most i.t. departments do NOT want running on their network.

don montalvo, nyc

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don montalvo, nyc



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