From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 5 09:02:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68C0916A41F for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:02:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from richard.kaestner@ycn.com) Received: from richardkaestner.com (212-88-187-192.ADSL.ycn.com [212.88.187.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 430FF43D5C for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:02:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from richard.kaestner@ycn.com) Received: (qmail 4405 invoked from network); 5 Jan 2006 09:02:47 -0000 Received: from pc-01034.richardkaestner.com (HELO sv01.rfk.priv) (10.200.4.10) by stargate.richardkaestner.com (10.200.254.254) with ESMTP; 05 Jan 2006 09:02:47 -0000 Received: from sv01.rfk.priv (localhost.rfk.priv [127.0.0.1]) by sv01.rfk.priv (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k0592k1D007956; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:02:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from richard.kaestner@ycn.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by sv01.rfk.priv (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id k0592jHZ007955; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:02:45 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from richard.kaestner@ycn.com) X-Authentication-Warning: sv01.rfk.priv: rfk set sender to richard.kaestner@ycn.com using -f From: Richard =?iso-8859-1?q?K=E4stner?= To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:02:45 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 References: <200601041420.k04EK049049833@lurza.secnetix.de> <76f962c60601041453n1d195cd6s@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <76f962c60601041453n1d195cd6s@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200601051002.45590.richard.kaestner@ycn.com> Cc: Subject: Re: mapping [process|socket|...] to Filesystem X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: richard.kaestner@ycn.com List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 09:02:51 -0000 On Wednesday 04 January 2006 23:53, Lou Kamenov wrote: > On 04/01/06, Oliver Fromme wrote: > [..] > > > It would be much easier to use HTTP instead of (ab)using > > file system operations. Just install an Apache web server > > on your server machine and write a small CGI. The Windows > > clients can simply use a web browser to upload their data > > to your CGI. Then your CGI does whatever is necessary to > > communicate with your black box, and sends the result back > > to the client's web browser. > > representing different resources as files is not a new concept.. but > rather an old one. look at plan 9. > > what Richard wants can be easily done with FUSE which was recently > ported to FreeBSD by Csaba Henk [1]. > > best, > l > > 1. http://fuse4bsd.creo.hu/ Lou, you seem to have experience with fuse, I could imagine, there is any negative impact on system operation, if=20 connection to the black-box is flaky, slow, ... ? The least I want to accomplish, is a 'good idea' which renders the system=20 unstable. regards Richard =2D-=20 Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen Richard K=E4stner EDV-Beratung Woerthgasse 17 2500 Baden Austria