True, but the benefit of the Cloud drive is that the driver they
(Rackspace) provide provides encryption and controls access to the data.
Yes?
If I just put a Samba share on an IP address, and expose the IP to the
net, I'd either need to set up a VPN or tunnel it via SSL, and I've
never done THAT from a VFP app...although I've done it with VNC apps.
Or, again, maybe I missed your point...
Mike
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Crazy?
From: Ed Leafe <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 10/16/2012 4:31 PM
On Oct 16, 2012, at 4:06 PM, Mike Copeland <[email protected]> wrote:
Here's what might be a crazy idea...
Instead of using a local Windows or Linux box as a file server for DBF files...
What if someone were to set up a Windows share drive from a Cloud drive
service...like Rackspace offers?
Would that file share source be
a) acceptable to Foxpro for file locks, buffers, etc
b) prone to index corruption
c) speedy enough to serve the purpose?
I'm thinking of a situation where multiple distant locations need to access the
same files, with mostly reading but some updating.
Anyone doing that? Anyone aware of a reason it would be a bad idea?
I guess the main point would be the speed of the Internet connection...
I think the reliability of the connection would be more important,
although speed would also be important.
If all you wanted was a cloud drive, you could create a Linux instance
and use Samba to create a Windows share. Linux servers are a lot cheaper than
Windows.
-- Ed Leafe
[excessive quoting removed by server]
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