[Wolves] WebDAV

[Old Dan]

Old Dan wrote:
> Aquarius wrote:
> 
>> I've got a mixed Windows/Linux network at Castle Aq. Now, sharing files
>> between the machines is a neat thing, I think. Since NFS bites the fat
>> one, I thought that the best way to do this was with Samba. But I
>> am rapidly concluding that this is Not The Case, because I cannot
>> get Samba to work properly. So, I got to thinking. Would it be easier
>> to do this with WebDAV? MS Explorer does the "web folders" thing, and 
>> there are a fair few Linux apps that will read and write WebDAV folders.
>> Has anyone tried this? Is it any good? Please don't suggest that I
>> just get Samba working, because I just don't *get* it for some reason.
> 
> 
> Aq,
> 
> I did try WebDAV once but it was Hard(tm).  I presume it would work for 
> sharing files on the local network but TBH it'd be like using an ICBM to 
> crack a nut - I mean I don't suppose you need the versioning and such it 
> does do you?
> 
Besides,  (this from the FAQ):

  As applications transition to adding DAV support, existing 
applications can be used on the local filesystem, and a program like 
sitecopy  can upload changed files to a DAV server for you. Microsoft is 
also providing a feature called "Web folders" which makes a collection 
on a DAV server appear to be a directory in Windows. Non-DAV 
applications cannot work with these folders because the files/folders 
are only an appearance -- they are not mapped into a local filesystem. A 
Windows "redirector" could be written to make them appear as a local 
filesystem, but until that time, applications will need to be changed to 
work with a DAV-enabled server.

It's be far from seamless.

-- 
Dan