[FX.php List] [off-topic] A Windows question...

[Bob Patin]

> It really depends on the planned use of the mounted drive...
>
> ftp is a possibility, which works even with Mac OS X client. There  
> are several good 3rd party ftp servers available both free and  
> cheap which give you better control than what is in Mac OS X (ftp- 
> only users etc)

Unfortunately, FTP won't do what we need... she'd have FTP access  
anyway.
>
> Windows sharing is also buitl into Mac OS X (Samba is the Open  
> Source component under the hood).
>
> If you run Mac OS X Server, this is all quite easy, since Apple  
> makes tools available in Server to make Windows shares etc.
>
> The right solution for your customer depends on her needs. You  
> *can* do it with Mac OS X, probably even quite cheap...

Well, the problem is that it's not a question of us connecting to  
her, it's a question of her connecting to a server here.

My thinking is that it's not going to be doable...

Bob Patin
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