[OpenAFS] NFS/AFS Translator

David Thompson thomas@cs.wisc.edu
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:53:23 -0500


While I wouldn't recommend or use the translator in an authenticated 
environment (can you say "Evil"?), we have made excellent use of it in 
read-only environments, specifically re-sharing installation images (Red Hat, 
*BSD, etc.) from afs through nfs.

In an appropriately limited role, I think the translator is a Good Thing(tm).

Dave

"Steven N. Hirsch" wrote:
>On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Garance A Drosihn wrote:
>
>> Back when we (RPI) first started using AFS, we also used the
>> NFS/AFS translator for some platforms.  Our experience with
>> it was not particularly wonderful.  I wouldn't plan to use it
>> for anything, based on our experience.
>
>I'll second that with a vengeance!  At work, I actually tried to implement
>a production process which involved a translator connection.  I found it
>to be slow and quirky.  Fortunately, the need for it disappeared soon
>afterward when a native AFS client became available (Digital Unix 4.0.)
>
>
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