Wow, had no idea this topic would engender such a lively discussion. Thanks for all the replies. On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't see how it's any different that training a user to save file to > their My Documents directory or H:\ Driver or U:\ Drive. For many > organizations, they don't like the drive remapping feature as it's storing > company data on a PC that is not backed up and has the potential to be > compromised. For thin-clients, most thin-clients have a flash drive of > which the writes are not committed to the c:\. If you allow users to use > USB thumb drives, that will be a different drive. > > > > There are a lot of features and functions that come a go with a product. > IBM was notorious for removing features of a product in place of another. > Some people could argue that NDS support is useful but Citrix has decided to > discontinue support for Novell. Also, keep in mind the Windows 2008 will > also be the last 32-bit Server OS from Microsoft. > > > > Joe > > > > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On > Behalf Of *Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:34 AM > > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives? > > > > Take it easy Joe. Just because you aren't a fan of it doesn't mean it > isn't useful. And you can't assume that every user has a high level of > compuer literacy. Remapping removes a LOT of confusion especially when you > are running on a thin client. > Jim Kenzig > Blog: http://www.techblink.com > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > But at the same time, it costs Citrix money to support and re-engineer this > feature for 2008. This money could be better spent else ware. > > Joe > > > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf > > Of Braebaum, Neil > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:24 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives? > > I'd argue that there is - Citrix have been supporting, and perhaps > encouraging this sort of thing for years. It's a bit previous to yank it > now. > > Personally, I'm ambivalent - I've used it, but I could live without it - > but all the same, Citrix introduced this functionality, and to a certain > degree, encouraged it's use. > > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Joe Shonk > Sent: 07 October 2008 17:19 > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives? > > There is no technical reason as to why Citrix should support it. I've > never been a fan of it anyways. If the users cannot follow simple > instruction then the company needs to ask why are they using a computer > or even why are they employed. > > Joe > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Jan > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:04 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives? > > Um, why? There is NO technical reason why Citrix should not support it. > This is a stupid move. > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Chad Schneider (IT) > <Chad.M.Schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Technical reason not to remap....coming in XenApp5, remapped drives will > no longer be supported. > > Chad Schneider > Systems Engineer > ThedaCare IT > 920-735-7615 > > > > >>> On 10/7/2008 at 9:45 AM, <tinybeetle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yep. All of the servers are remapped. > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Medeiros, Jim > <Jim.Medeiros@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > It all depends on your environment and what your users will expect. My > last job I worked we did remap the drives but my current job we don't. > > Thank you, > > Jim > > ________________________________ > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Christopher Wilson > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:25 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Does anyone still remap drives? > > Just curious if anyone still remaps drives on Citrix servers. My > impression is that most people have moved away from the practice. 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