On Oct 4, 2011, at 12:06 PM, Paul Hill wrote:
>> With a desktop app that uses an internet-based data server, if the
>> data "suddenly disappears", the app will not work. With a desktop app that
>> calls a web service to get the data, if the web service "suddenly
>> disappears", the app will not work.
>
> Ed, I think Alan was simply referring to the fact that Windows
> filesharing protocols (SMB) doesn't work well over a WAN connection.
Filesharing? Eeeyowww! That's just lunacy!! Why would anybody even
*think* of doing that??
Use a database server, such as PostgreSQL or MySQL or any number of
others!
-- Ed Leafe
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