From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 25 16:48:33 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69573106564A; Tue, 25 May 2010 16:48:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from out-0.mx.aerioconnect.net (outj.internet-mail-service.net [216.240.47.233]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 488058FC22; Tue, 25 May 2010 16:48:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from idiom.com (postfix@mx0.idiom.com [216.240.32.160]) by out-0.mx.aerioconnect.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o4PGmVpU007392; Tue, 25 May 2010 09:48:32 -0700 X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e X-Client-Authorized: MaGic Cook1e Received: from julian-mac.elischer.org (h-67-100-89-137.snfccasy.static.covad.net [67.100.89.137]) by idiom.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E0782D601B; Tue, 25 May 2010 09:48:30 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4BFBFF6A.1090807@elischer.org> Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 09:48:42 -0700 From: Julian Elischer User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X 10.4; en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko/20100317 Thunderbird/3.0.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stefan Bethke References: <7DB9656A-44DF-4A37-B9A4-652451234FEE@lassitu.de> In-Reply-To: <7DB9656A-44DF-4A37-B9A4-652451234FEE@lassitu.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 216.240.47.51 Cc: freebsd-current Current , Robert Watson Subject: Re: AppleTalk status X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 16:48:33 -0000 On 5/25/10 4:25 AM, Stefan Bethke wrote: > Hi, > > 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? > > 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 did the original port to freeBSD (from a netbsd port from memory) I haven't checked recently but it was used by several companies running legacy stuff in some industrial control situations. In any case it's good having a working example of another protocol as the world is getting a bit too focused on IP these days and having a different protocol in the sources keeps us honest. > Thanks, > Stefan >