RE: NT versus Appleshare servers

Curtis Wilcox(cwcx[at]uhura.cc.rochester.edu)
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 21:28:30 +0200

At 08:10 PM 7/15/98 +0200, Peter C.S. Adams wrote:
>"Harris, Matt" <HARRISMA@Mattel.com> wrote:
>>Currently, NT servers are the way to go. One is more than enough for
>>your needs. Advantages: Native File Sharing for NT and Mac Clients;
>>One password list for all resources, even if you add a second server;
>>Faster transfer speeds; Greater security options. [...] Appleshare IP
>>is not as fast or robust as NT and has an inferior security model which
>>requires a different user list on every server and won't integrate with
>>NT unless you run PC MacLAN.
>
>Except for two things: (1) last I saw, Mac clients and Windows clients
>couldn't share the same directory on an NT server;

Yes they can, it's just not integrated. You use the MacFile menu in
winfile.exe to do the Mac sharing then share the same directory as a Win
share. We do this for transferring files between Macs & PCs.

Otherwise I agree with you about the pros & cons of AppleShare vs. NT servers.

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