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Number   :  2817
Date     :  2002-09-17
Author   :  Kan Yabumoto
Subject  :  Re: DFS
Size(KB) :  1


Gabe:

To be honest. I'm not sure if XXCOPY works well with the DFS.
I have only a superficial knowledge of the DFS which I understand
can form a "virtual" volume which consists of directories from
multiple hosts (computers) in a network. We have never set up
active directories in our labs.

In theory, XXCOPY should not have problem accessing a volume
which is implemented by a distributed file system, I would not
be surprised if XXCOPY does not work with one (assuming that
the user has proper permission to access the volume, of course).

We have seen that Microsoft implemented various file systems
with subtle differences. The behavior of the pivotal system
function, GetFullPathName() was sufficiently different on
various platforms, that we had to devise a unified function
inside XXCOPY (that we wrote) which removes the subtle
differences. Therefore, we would not be surprised if XXCOPY
fails to perform predictably with a DFS volume, even from
the behavior of the one function alone!

So, chances are 50-50 that you may find XXCOPY to be flawless
in accessing a DFS volume. Or, it may not work well. In
either way, I will not be surprised.

Sorry for this "evasive" answer. At present, I don't have
anything more concrete to say about the DFS.

Maybe you (or other members in this group) can tell us
more about how XXCOPY fares with the DFS.

Kan Yabumoto
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At 2002-09-17 16:21, you wrote:
>Does XXCopy work with Active Directory Distributed File System (dfs)
>file names in addition to UNC names?
>
>-Gabe Fineman



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