Alright, accepted.  NFS isn't exactly the proper terminology, however, RFS
(Remote File System) might be a better fit for that particular question.
Basically, as soon as another OS handles the files directly, you're looking
at a possible collision of requests against a SQLite database, which is why
I asked.

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Keith Medcalf <kmedcalf at dessus.com> wrote:

>
> > All of what Richard asked and said, plus, my question of where the file
> > stored in relation to the application? (Network attached storage?)
>
> Be careful with your terminology.  The Attachment technology is pretty
> much irrelevant.  It is the location of the Filesystem which is important.
>
> Network Attached Storage means that the "connection" between the local
> device adapter and the medium uses a "Network Cable" instead of, say, a
> SCSI/SAS cable, and that block transport uses some kind of network
> encapsulation (FC, IP, etc).  Presentation is as a non-shared block device
> -- it is indistinguishable from a locally attached device by the Operating
> System. (In theory any multipoint connection, such as parallel SCSI or GPIB
> is "Network Attached" -- that would include SAS as well I suppose, though
> it is only networked up to the demux).
>
> Network Filesystems are usually problematic and are an entirely different
> beast (despite the propensity of the marketroids to call everything
> connected to a network "Network Attached Storage" thus creating
> considerable confusion amongst those that do not know the difference).
>
>
>
>
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