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[Anders Johansson <ajh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 28 June 2008 15:58:06 Bogdan Cristea wrote:
>    I would like to have an expert opinion about the differences
> between a file server and a shared folder.
>    My particular situation: I have a Windows server with one folder
> shared which also does a safety back-up to a second hard-disk each
> time someone copyies something into the shared folder. However I don't
> see much difference with respect to a simple shared folder (in Windows
> or Linux).
>    Perhaps someone could explain what are the advantages (if any) of
> using a file server.

The word server properly only refers to the service provided, not to any kind 
of machinery. So your "shared folder" is a file server, as it serves files.

So I wonder what exactly you want to compare with. NFS perhaps?

Anders
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