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Date:      Tue, 25 May 2010 12:31:01 -0400
From:      Sean Cavanaugh <millenia2000@hotmail.com>
To:        <stb@lassitu.de>, <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
Cc:        "freebsd-current@freebsd.org" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, rwatson@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: AppleTalk status
Message-ID:  <BAY126-W9BE6BDFA94987CEFBEACFCAE80@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <D41B67C2-B5D3-4F42-89B8-94715CD6F1E3@lassitu.de>
References:  <7DB9656A-44DF-4A37-B9A4-652451234FEE@lassitu.de>, <13F8E068-61AE-4670-86B8-B09C3BC00B86@gsoft.com.au>, <D41B67C2-B5D3-4F42-89B8-94715CD6F1E3@lassitu.de>

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> > On 25/05/2010=2C at 20:55=2C Stefan Bethke wrote:
> >> I'm working on updating net/netatalk to version 2.1 (or 2.1.1 when tha=
t comes out the next couple of days)=2C and I'm wondering what state AppleT=
alk support is in these days. Is anybody still using it=2C or would now be =
the time to make all AppleTalk support in that port optional=2C and just fo=
cus on the file server component?
> >>=20
> >> I haven't used AppleTalk for at least eight years now=2C and I don't q=
uite see which setting it still would be used in nowadays...
> >=20
> > I use it so I can back my Macbook Pro to my FreeBSD server on a ZFS par=
tition..
> > (But that is all)
>=20
> You're using the sys/netatalk AppleTalk protocol for that=2C or TCP? The =
netatalk port's afpd (Apple File Protocol daemon) can speak AFP over both D=
DP/ASP and TCP=2C and I'll keep afpd working over TCP of course. I'm talkin=
g about disabling AppleTalk protocol support.
>=20
>=20


I think that making it optional would be smartest choice. I think only peop=
le with older equipment that cannot do TCP would need it and that most like=
ly is a select few. definitely better than flat out removing completely.
 		 	   		 =20
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