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From: chapman@acf3.NYU.EDU (Gary W. Chapman,WWH 318,212-998-3045,718-499-7815)
Subject: Re: Novell 3.1+ Volume Defragmentor
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Date: 22 Jun 91 23:01 EDT
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De-fragmenting is widely regarded as unnecessary in the context of a 
Novell server, hence the lack of products to perform this function.

However, there is a brief article in the June 17 Lan Times which describes
"Netoptimizer 2" from Ontrack Computer Systems, 800-752-1333.  This product
is described as boosting drive performance by grouping related files and
reassembling fragmented data (as written by NetWare).  It is for 2.x
servers.  $395 per server, expected to ship in October; a version for
Netware 3 someday.

I'm sure the usefulness of this utility is highly dependent on the
context of its use. 

- Gary Chapman, New York University