RE: [WinMac] Use NT as a storage for Mac


Changhsu Liu(cpl874[at]mail.optimum.com)
Fri, 1 Jan 1999 22:14:38 -0500


>here's what you're up against:
>
>You need NT server to install Services for Macintosh. Services for
>Macintosh lets you install the AppleTalk protocol on the NT server, and
>allows you to create a MacFile volume on an NTFS (not FAT) partition.
>MacFIle volumes work pretty well, SFM works pretty well, but both have their
>shortcomings. For what you have in mind, NT Server running SFM should
>suffice.
>
>If you choose to put your Mac files on your NT Workstation box and access
>them via FTP, NT will not retain the file type and creator information for
>Mac files. When you "download" them from the NT box onto your Mac, the file
>type will be "text" and the creator will be "LMAN" (i.e. LAN Manager). This
>causes problems, since a Get Info on the mac will see everything as a "PC
>Document."
>
>You CAN get around this by Stuffing all files; Stuffit is smart enough to
>UnStuff any file with .sit on the end (same for .bin or .hqx) however this
>adds extra steps to your process.
>
>Now, I have no idea what MacDrive 98 will do for you, so my comments really
>only adress the first part of your question. But I can say that the "server
>IP address" option in the Chooser will NOT allow you to mount an NT volume
>-- it will time out and not connect at all.
>
Do you mean I cannot mount NT from chooser and use it as a Mac server? Can
Mac applications (on NT) on it show up as the right icon and file type,
etc? I don't quite understand it. The last paragraph seems to contradict
the first paragraph. What does services for Mac do?

Thanks for the info.

Changhsu Liu
cpl874@optimum.com

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