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From: abm@alan.aux.apple.com (Alan Mimms)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: A/UX concerns
Message-ID: <12191@goofy.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 91 18:20:13 GMT
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In article <1991Feb21.031529.4498@ni.umd.edu>, steveg@ni.umd.edu (Steve Green) writes:
|> In article <12183@goofy.Apple.COM> abm@alan.aux.apple.com (Alan Mimms) writes:
|> >[deleted]
|> >I'm not trying to be combative -- I (we) would like to know what's wrong
|> >so we can fix it or help you to use it in a way that shows off A/UX's best
|> >qualities...
|> >[deleted]
|> 
|> I have heard that before. 
|> 
|> Before this turns into a flame-a-thon, I will say that I love A/UX and I
|> defend it often but this area is a sore point to me.
|> 
|> Last time I heard the "tell us what is wrong" song, I did and I still cant
|> use NFS reliably. (9 months ago I reported the problem in 2.0b9)  Maybe its
|> just me but I feel that a faulty NFS implementation is a MAJOR problem.
|> (Hey Bob, remember me?)  aux.support.apple.com:aux.patches/  USE IT!

Excuse me, Steve, but I want to find out if there is something strange
about your NFS usage.  We here (as you might expect) have several HUNDRED
A/UX machines, all happily using NFS to mount things from a Cray, several
VAXen, a Solbourne, several Suns, DECstations, R6000s, Motorola Unix boxes,
and a host of others (including, of course, lots of A/UX machines).
I haven't heard anyone complain that NFS is unreliable in A/UX 2.0 or
2.0.1.  Is it possible there's something unusual about your site or how
you're using NFS that causes problems?

I'm NOT trying to debug your problem, although I will happily attempt it
if you contact me.  I AM trying to say that A/UX NFS is NOT FLAKEY.
I value HIGHLY feedback from customers about things we can do better --
MacX 1.1 is a LOT better than MacX 1.0 and future versions will address
lots of other issues customers have raised "that would be nice".

BUT, I don't want people who are considering using or buying A/UX to get
the idea that EVERYONE has trouble with NFS on A/UX: it just ain't so.

|> -- 
|> Silica gel -- No not eat.				steveg@ni.umd.edu

-- 

Alan Mimms (alan@apple.com, ...!apple!alan)   | My opinions are generally
A/UX X group                                  | pretty worthless, but
Apple Computer                                | they *are* my own...
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