[OpenAFS] AFS vs DAV

[Noel Burton-Krahn]

Hi Dan,

I'm not a university, but I use both DAV and AFS.  DAV is useful which you
don't want to install an AFS client, but it only allows file upload/download
like FTP.  You can't edit files directly with my DAV client (Windows
Explorer) or server (Apache's mod_dav).  DAV has no support cfor changing
AFS permissions either.  AFS requires client software, but it provides a
real shared network drive.

--noel




----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Cochran" <rcc2@cornell.edu>
To: <openafs-info@openafs.org>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:07 AM
Subject: [OpenAFS] AFS vs DAV


> I apologize if this is the wrong forum for this question.  I used to use
this
> list frequently several years ago when I ran an AFS shop.  I miss AFS
sorely.
>
> I hear that several universities are beginning to use a DAV-based
institutional
> file system.  The name Xythos has been mentioned.
>
> I am wondering if anyone has done a comparison of features, performance,
> security, and scalability between AFS and DAV.  In particular, do the big
AFS
> shops of the past still believe that AFS is The Way?
>
> I greatly appreciate any help.
> -Rick
>
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