FSFS and file:// access method on Windows network share

["Arnette, Bill" <bi...@signalscape.com>]

Forgive me if this is a FAQ but,

Can the file:// access method be used safely for accessing an FSFS-based
repository on a Windows network share?  

A lot of the documentation hints that it can, but does not state it in
such words.

If it can, is there a need for svnserve on a Windows network?

Thanks,
Bill

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Re: FSFS and file:// access method on Windows network share

[Scott Palmer <sc...@2connected.org>]

On Jun 16, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Arnette, Bill wrote:

> Forgive me if this is a FAQ but,
>
> Can the file:// access method be used safely for accessing an FSFS- 
> based
> repository on a Windows network share?

I've never done it but from following various messages posted here it  
appears that others have.

>
> A lot of the documentation hints that it can, but does not state it in
> such words.
>
> If it can, is there a need for svnserve on a Windows network?

I suspect svnserve will offer better performance.  I believe it will  
generate less network traffic, since the svnserve process can access  
the repository files locally to do a lot of what must be done  
remotely when using the file:// protocol.

Scott

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