[openbeos] Re: VFS:mount

  • From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2002 18:28:34 CEST (+0200)

François wrote:
> > If you have a close look at the command above, it's exactly what I 
> > am 
> > doing there :-)
> Except user and pass could be passed by url as well, with the classic
> protocol://user:pass@server/path/

That has the not so small advantage, that a "df" won't show the user/
password to everyone :-)

> That is we would represent all of them (netware, smb, appleshare, 
> BeServed)
> in a unique folder on the desktop, be it My Network or World'O 
> Networking
> (the former being less "gadget-like").
> 
> Tht would bring some consistency to the user, and would increase 
> interoperability, one thing we really should aim for, as it could
> be a mean to <dream>fill gaps in corporate solutions, as the product 
> that
> brings together all protocols :^)</dream>

We really should do something like this, but I don't think it will 
happen before R2.

Adios...
   Axel.



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