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From: boomer@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Rich Akerboom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: What Fileservers Work With Multiuser 4-Dimension?
Keywords: 4-Dimension, databases, multiuser, file servers
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Date: 2 Mar 91 20:50:52 GMT
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What file server software works with 4-Dimension in multiuser mode, besides
TOPS and Appleshare? Do you have experiences in using 4D in multiuser? I would
like to hear from people who have done this.

Our small company is expanding and we want to start using our 4-Dimension
contacts tracking database in multiuser mode, which is done by placing the
data and structure files on a file server. We are using a modified version
of the Contacts II database that ships as a 4D 2.0 example. I know that 
performance will be slow over appletalk.

I know of many file server programs including tops, appleshare, Personal
Server Network, DataClub, Public File (a server?), Single Server and I 
believe there are others. After paying for 4D you can understand my reluctance
to use a dedicated server.

I called 4D tech support and they kept recommending appleshare or tops. They
said dataclub works, but at MacWorld one of their people said to avoid distrib-
uted servers. I would like to use a PD/shareware program if possible.

What is required of the server software? Does it need to do "appleshare record
locking"? I will post a summary of replies.

Thanks again for your help. I just wish Acius was as friendly and helpful as
the net!

rich