After looking at the web page you cited I'm left with a feeling that CIFS is
just the same old wolf under a new sheepskin.  File access across the net is
all very well and good if all you want to do is access files.  I don't
think, however, that file access is all that interesting (to me, at least)
in a Squeak/Smalltalk context.  I think Eric's ideas about image
coordination are more interesting.  I also think that a netcentric object
"space" or, if you will, a "virtual image" is yet more interesting.  (I
believe Self had something like this).

Bob Jarvis
Compuware @ Timken

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mayuresh A Kathe [SMTP:mayuresh at vsnl.com]
> Sent:	Sunday, February 13, 2000 11:21 AM
> To:	squeak at cs.uiuc.edu
> Subject:	Re: Common Internet File System?
> 
> Hi Eric, you have been able to understand most of what I have wanted to 
> express and thanks for making them so clear for Charles.
> 
> What I had in mind is something like Windows File Sharing, the only
> difference being that users should be able to share files across the
> internet since CIFS is based on TCP/IP.
>