[FX.php List] [OT] Problem trying to use mount_afp w/ FileMaker Server

[Dale Bengston]

Well, the only response I have for that is AFP historically has been a  
one-button activation. To turn on SMB or FTP in the Sharing preference  
pane takes a little more effort. And NFS is off the radar for most Mac  
users.

Let's not lose track of the fact that Bob's AFP backup solution was  
working very well until just recently... probably for a number of  
years. So it's hard to argue with getting that kind of uptime out of  
clicking a single checkbox.

Dale

On Dec 3, 2007, at 1:10 AM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:

> OK, less competitive, but why use it for server tasks?
> It's a vast difference in the tools you should use for server tasks
> and for work station tasks...
>
> ggt
>
> On Dec 3, 2007 3:36 AM, Dale Bengston <dbengston at preservationstudio.com 
> > wrote:
>> This does not make AFP obsolete, however.
>>
>>
>> On Dec 2, 2007, at 4:01 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:
>>
>>> Well... and you can also simply check what I am saying that you
>>> have at least 20% overhead on AFP compared to SMB and NFS
>>>
>>> ggt
>>>
>>> On Dec 2, 2007 10:41 PM, Kevin Futter <kfutter at sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au
>>>> wrote:
>>>> On 1/12/07 10:01 AM, "Dale Bengston" <dbengston at preservationstudio.com
>>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I can find no reference to AFP obsolescence on Apple's site.
>>>>> Rather, I
>>>>> find many references to continued support and enhancements to AFP
>>>>> speed, etc. Here's one on the Leopard OS X Server page:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/features/filesharing.html
>>>>>
>>>>> AppleTalk died many years ago. Perhaps you have mixed up the two.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dale
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to come in late, but I agree with you Dale; ggt is definitely
>>>> confusing AppleTalk with AFP. The giveaway is his mention of
>>>> broadcasting.
>>>> AppleTalk is notorious for this, whereas to my knowledge AFP does
>>>> nothing of
>>>> the sort.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kevin Futter
>>>> Webmaster, St. Bernard's College
>>>> http://www.sbc.melb.catholic.edu.au/
>>>>
>>>>
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