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On 25 May 2010, at 14:13, Nathan Whitehorn wrote:

>> I'm working on updating net/netatalk to version 2.1 (or 2.1.1 when =
that comes out the next couple of days), and I'm wondering what state =
AppleTalk support is in these days.  Is anybody still using it, or would =
now be the time to make all AppleTalk support in that port optional, and =
just focus on the file server component?
>>=20
>> I haven't used AppleTalk for at least eight years now, and I don't =
quite see which setting it still would be used in nowadays...

> I use it successfully on a router to connect my antique AppleTalk-only =
laser printer. It seems to work quite well still.

I can confirm that whenever kernel netatalk gets broken, I get bug =
reports. :-) However, it hasn't gotten broken in a year or two so I've =
not polled recently.

Robert=