Re: NT versus Appleshare servers

Peter C.S. Adams(adamsp[at]cs.umb.edu)
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 20:38:38 +0200

"Darryl Lee" <lee@darryl.com> wrote:
>Bzzt. They can, and do. You just have to share them twice: once for
>Windows clients, and once for Mac clients. But they _both_ can share.

Thanks for the clarification. I was confused by the "have to share them
twice" issue.

>> and (2) AFP speed from NT Services for Mac is TERRIBLE -- Appleshare
>> 4 is faster on a low-end server!
>*Yawn*... Hasn't _somebody_ done some benchmarking on this? Hey
>look, MacWorld, in Nov. 1997, found that AppleShare IP 5.0 is _SLOWER_

As I said, Appleshare *4* is faster, at least at my site. I don't have 5,
just 4 and 6. Thanks for the link to the review of 5, though; I'll check it
out. In the meantime, I stand by my (radical, tired, religious?) assertion
that each has plusses and minuses, and neither is for everyone.

--
Peter C.S. Adams <mailto:peter.adams@umb.edu>
Computing Services, UMass Boston (617) 287-5263
Mac OS: Year 2000 compliant since 1983!

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