[OpenAFS-devel] AFS limits in future releases

[Derrick J Brashear]

On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Franco wrote:

> Dear all, as far as I remember, there are certain limits about openafs in the 
> current implementation, like the following:
>
> - block size 1 kb

Is block size meaningful?

> - max database servers 5

Untrue.

> - max clone database servers 20 - # of normal databases

I don't think that number is 20 but I'll have to check.

> - max file size 2 gb (on windows)

That's actually not true anymore.

> I see that in Q3 of 2007 there is the plan of integrating kerberos 5 with 
> multiple encryption types. Will it replace completely the fcrypt() and will 
> it be back-compatible? On the site there is no mention about these issues 
> with greater detail...

We should be able to tell you much more about this by 2/1