Subject: Re: [netatalk-admins] AppleShare on IP
From: Jonas Blomberg (Jonas.Blomberg@nexus.se)
Date: Fri Mar 20 1998 - 08:32:07 EST
Ron Newberry wrote:
>While I think it might be a useful compile-time option to disable
>AppleTalk support, I believe you are quite wrong in your assumptions.
>
>A lot of the client Macintoshes that connect to netatalk servers are
>probably in universities. As such, they're probably NOT running OS 8, and
>they're probably NOT running an AFP/TCP-capable client.
>
>As to printing, again, most clients probably are NOT using LaserWriter
>8.5.1, and probably won't be for a while -- some never will.
>
You're quite right of course (although a AFP/TCP client doesn't require
OS8, but maybe thats not what you said). The fact that users theoretically
can get and use a thing doesn't mean that they will. In a corporate
environment, it is probably easier (or at least more common :-) to impose
certain requirements on desktop computers.
>Finally, many netatalk users use the printing portion in the reverse
>situation -- as a client to print to AppleTalk printers. Lots of folks
>have old LaserWriters that only speak AppleTalk on their networks --
>netatalk allows a UNIX server to print to those machines which DON'T speak
>LPR.
>
Can't argue with that.
>While I'm glad Apple's latest clients are moving towards IP, it will be a
>LONG time before the majority of users are capable of using those
>services alone.
>
Also, as has been mentioned, services based on IP don't make themselves
known as conveniently as AppleTalk services in the chooser.
But still, just out of curiosity, IF one ripped out EVERYTHING except
AppleShare over IP, how much would remain in terms of code size or
compile-time platform-dependent #ifdefs or whatever measure is relevant?
/Jonas
--- Jonas Blomberg (Jonas.Blomberg@Nexus.SE) Technology Nexus Secure Open Systems AB, Box 857 751 08 Uppsala, SWEDEN, +46-18-171800
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