Hi Paul!
Up front I apologize for how I addressed you. After re-reading my
message it was uncalled for. Folks come to these forums looking for
answers (commercial or not) to problems and indeed Dave is an answer to
some problems. It's a good product that I've used myself and I
definitely sup****t vendors suggesting their products here.
However, your post doesn't try to address the user's problem. It's
simply a sales pitch and it doesn't even mention why it would be a
solution. It also doesn't address the fact that there may be underlying
issues that Dave can't fix (network hardware, switch speed and duplex,
faulty cabling, faulty network card, etc.).
Someone from Apple could have just as easily recommended moving to Mac
OS X Server. Would that resolve Andreas' issue? Probably. Is it the best
solution or even the best approach to resolving his issue? Nope. I'd
just like to see folks helped the best way possible (commercial or not)
bill
--
William M. Smith
(Microsoft Interop MVP)
In article <BF600342.39CBC%nelson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Paul Nelson <nelson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> I don't find it unethical to offer a product that I know will solve the
> problem, along with full technical sup****t that can be accessed without
even
> buying the product. The customer can verify that it works before
buying.
>
> How much is their time worth to figure this out? Not everyone has the
time
> or desire to figure this stuff out on their own.
>
> I'd give Andreas some credit for understanding what the difference is
> between a commercial product and what you get from Apple.
>
> Andreas must be using NT 4 Services for Macintosh (SFM), due to the fact
> that the NT 4 AFP server hangs (a common problem with that old version).
> Also, NT4 SFM does not do AppleShare over IP - it uses AppleTalk which
is
> extremely slow, and breaks down quickly on a large network.
>
> If Andreas has Mac OS 10.X, he could try using Apple's connect to via
> Apple's SMB client. However, since he has been using SFM, files will
lose
> all their metadata and resource forks. This may or may not be a
problem.
> With DAVE, file formats are compatible with SFM so you can deploy on one
Mac
> and leave others using AFP if you like.
>
> If Andreas has Mac OS 9, then what is your solution Bill? I doubt there
is
> one except to use DAVE or upgrade from NT4 to Windows 2000/2003.
>
> Just to make sure I'm not trying to fool Andreas into wasting his money,
> DAVE 6 costs $119 US, and sup****ts Mac OS 9 and Mac OS 10.3 and 10.4.
This
> includes 90 days of technical sup****t. Andreas may try the product and
test
> our tech sup****t with a free evaluation.
>
> I hope this answer meets your approval, Bill.
>
> Paul Nelson
> Thursby Software Systems, Inc.
>
> in article mecklists-AB6212.00201228092005@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
William
> Smith at mecklists@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote on 9/28/05 12:20 AM:
>
> > In article <BF5F064B.39B39%nelson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> > Paul Nelson <nelson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >
> >> in article uac1RwywFHA.1148@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Andreas Berns at
> >> info@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote on 9/27/05 1:24 AM:
> >>
> >>> I Can't transfer large files (bigger than 50 MB) to Windows NT 4
Server.
> >>> The
> >>> transfer starts very slowly and interrupts wile the file transfers
and
> >>> blocks all other Macs with mounted Server volumes. Is there any tool
for
> >>> NT4
> >>> to solve the problem.
> >>>
> >>> Greetings
> >>> Andreas Berns
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Use DAVE from Thursby Software Systems:
> >> www.thursby.com
> >
> > Bad answer.
> >
> > Paul, offer your product as an alternative to existing known issues
and
> > limitations of Windows Services for Macintosh, but don't just willy
> > nilly recommend it as a solution to a poster's issue. That's
borderline
> > unethical.
> >
> > Andreas, while I can't guarantee I can resolve your issue, I'll try to
> > help.
> >
> > Can you please provide some more information?
> >
> > 1. What service pack level is your Windows NT 4.0 server up to?
> > 2. What Mac OS are your Macs using? Mac OS 8? Mac OS 9? Mac OS X?
> > 3. Is this a new problem or have you always had this problem?
> > 4. If you copy from any Mac does this problem happen or is it only
when
> > one Mac transfers files?
> > 5. Are you using a network switch or hub? What speed and duplex?
> >
> > bill
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