Should I support AFP protocol for MAC users?

[eeslook]

Hi,I'm a newbie here and I will build a file serve for MAC users. MAC os supports SMB and AFP, I have support SMB, should I support AFP protocol for MAC users? Anything bad if I do not support AFP protocol?
Is there any different for file transport between AFP protocol and SMB protocol in MAC os?

 

[wrldwzrd89]

Unless you're targeting pre-Mac OS 8.5 systems, which require AFP support for networking, don't bother. AFP is a protocol no longer in use at Apple.

EDIT: Also, the SMB support is for Windows networks. Mac OS X uses neither AFP nor SMB as its primary networking protocol - my understanding is that Mac OS X networking is TCP/IP based.

 

[aristobrat]

Unless you're targeting pre-Mac OS 8.5 systems, which require AFP support for networking, don't bother. AFP is a protocol no longer in use at Apple.

Don't Macs by default use AFP? i.e. when you go to drop something in someone's DropBox, etc.

Edit: are you thinking of the AppleTalk protocol?

 

[MisterMe]

Unless you're targeting pre-Mac OS 8.5 systems, which require AFP support for networking, don't bother. AFP is a protocol no longer in use at Apple.

EDIT: Also, the SMB support is for Windows networks. Mac OS X uses neither AFP nor SMB as its primary networking protocol - my understanding is that Mac OS X networking is TCP/IP based.

AFP is TCP/IP-based. Read and be wise.

 

[portent]

AFP supports Mac-specific metadata, like resource forks. It's not necessary, but it would create a better experience for Mac users.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

AFP is TCP/IP-based. Read and be wise.

D'oh! Thanks, I was thinking of AppleTalk.

 

[eeslook]

Thanks, I get messages from here and here.
I will test for them!