For the past 10 or so years, we (at Louisville Magazine) have used one of our computers as a central repository for stored files. Every staff member has a "network folder" on this computer that they can access as a place to store files or that can be used as a "drop box" for others to transmit files to them. In OS 9 (and earlier) this was fairly easy to set up with the File Sharing/Users and Groups control panel.
We will soon be converting that server to OS X, but X does not seem to have the same built-in file sharing, user/group capabilities to allow this same arrangement. I suppose each staff member could be set up as a user of the computer (in the Accounts preferences), but that seems like overkill when all I really want is to establish drop folders for each person. Am I overlooking some features of OS X, or do I need to use some other program, such as SharePoints, to accomplish this? Would anyone who has used SharePoints care to comment on its features, robustness, etc.? Alternatively, would I be better off buying OS X Server version? Does it offer enough extra features, extra robustness, etc. to be worth the $499 price tag for a 10-user version -- and we would need at least two of those to accommodate everyone. I have no experience using actual server software. In the current scheme we simply use built-in Appleshare, not the real Appleshare server software. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated. Dan Crutcher | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be June 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
