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Remote file sharing via NFS?

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The Question is:

 
Is it possible to utilize UCX NFS to implement remote file sharing between
an OpenVMS host and a Windows NT server?

The Answer is :

 
  The PATHWORKS and SAMBA packages are available and they allow remote file
  access.  With the installation of an NFS client on the Windows NT system
  (TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS include both the client and the server for
  OpenVMS), one can perform remote file access using the NFS protocol.
 
  Remote file-level sharing is not available, as Windows NT does not
  presently include any file-level locking support -- none of the
  abovementioned packages support it.
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 25-AUG-1998 )
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