dplatt@coherent.com (Dave Platt) (09/28/88)
I just got my hands on a copy of the System 6.0.2 software update,
and brought my Mac SE up to date. Having done so, I find that Apple's
new version of the AppleShare client software (version 2.0.1, according
to the Get Info box) has fixed a bug that was causing me much grief
when dealing with CAP's "aufs" AFP-compatible file server.
In the previous version of the client, it was difficult or impossible to
use the "automount volumes at boot time" feature in a useful way. There
was a bug in the version 1.2 client, which insisted on sending passwords
to the server in encrypted form, even if the server had indicated (during
the FPGetSrvrInfo exchange) that it understands only cleartext passwords.
As a result of this bug, it was impossible to auto-mount an Aufs volume
at boot time as a registered user with a password; only "guest" mounts
would work.
With AppleShare 2.0.1, the boot-time password is sent in cleartext, and
Aufs has no trouble authenticating it.
Kudos to Apple for fixing this one!
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