> There is a fundamental problem in that DOS locking is incompatible with > UNIX locking. Now if you use smbfs and samba you add two extra layers > where things can go wrong. This makes it complex. If the file server is > not running Windows then it's probably better to use NFS instead.
The file server is Linux. However, there are also some Windows machines who want to say a word. And they all(Dosemu and Windows clients) must work together well. > The locking mechanism I did not mention was region locking, which however > can probably be solved now in certain cases by using the 64-bit > lock functions. See > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-msdos&m=103626684509236&w=2 > (this is not implemented yet; patches are welcome :) So region locking does not work at all (atm)? In any case? (That is my primary concern, actually...) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html