on 5/31/00 11:36, Ron Chmara at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Well, if your users are running the show, I suppose you should use whatever
> they want you to use? :-)
Yeah, I know, unlike most IT professionals, I actually make the dreadful
mistake of listening to what my users WANT to use (mostly because it makes
them more productive), and I try to provide them with what they ask for - I
know, I'm violating the cardinal rule of IT support (but I guess that's why
I keep being called back to locations to do the work of the so-called IT
professionals - I'm a consultant) :-)
> Seriously, though, certain things have _always_
> been considered "not best practice" in one environment I admin for, and using
> aliases (which can point to the wrong volume, server, or job) is one of
> them.
They don't point to the wrong locations when you use an ASIP server, or even
standard (old) AppleShare.
> So they work without aliases. Files are organized well, so the use
> of aliases becomes redundant at best, and a time waster at worst.
Interesting viewpoint.
> Well, if you're just selling hardware, them's the breaks...
> If you're selling _workflows_ on hardware, then that's a different set of
> rules.
I seel solutions to problems, and that involves giving users what they ask
for.
That's my major obstacle to deploying netatalk.
Harry
