Macintosh File Server for BeOS v1.5

What is MFS?

Macintosh File Server (MFS) for BeOS is a multi-threaded file server written from the ground up for the BeOS. It will allow Macintosh clients to share files with a BeOS machine using the Mac's own native Apple Filing Protocol (AFP).
 
This AFP Server is compliant (mostly) with the AFP3.1 specification and supports only TCP/IP connections so AppleTalk-only clients are unfortunately not supported. In addition, this server requires BeOS R5 to run.

Who should use MFS?

MFS should be stable enough for personal use but has not been tested enough to qualify for a "production quality" description. I would suggest you test out MFS seriously before deploying it in your production environment or using it to store and/or transfer your valuble files and data.

MacFile Preferences Application

The file server is controlled by the MacFile perferences application. This tool enables you to create Macintosh file share points, identify users who have logon or admin privileges, set logon and send messages and provides some statistics about server usage.

Here is a screenshot of the preferences application:

What's new in v1.5

- Added support for changing password from the Mac client. This will work using either the standard Apple UAM (clear text) or the supplied SG-UAM (encrypted).
- Added several more user configuration options around passwords
- Fixed bug where guest allowed setting wasn't always saved
- Now hide password in user configuration dialog
- SG-UAM
        - Fixed some UI glitches
        - Updated with change password support
- Improved performance a bit, you can now watch media such as QuickTime movies opened directly from a share.

What's new in v1.4

- Added support for extended attributes in AFP3.2. Specific APIs now supported are:
    + FPGetExtAttr
    + FPSetExtAttr
    + FPListExtAttr
    + FPRemoveExtAttr
- There is a BONE specific build again
- Fixed bug where some apps had trouble saving files (like Script Editor).
- Fixed bug where connection would be lost when client went to sleep. No connections will bemaintained for up to 24 hours after a client goes to sleep.

What's new in v1.3.2

- Fixed bad bug introduced in 1.3.1 where files were not always made available

What's new in v1.3.1

- Proper server network host name is displayed in UAM now on Mac client
- Proper host name is reset when networking is restarted
- Fixed bug where allow guest setting wasn't saved between server restarts
- Slight improvement in read performance

What's new in v1.3

- You now have the ability to send a message to all connected clients from the MacFile preferences application
- Updated the user interface in the MacFile preferences application
- Fixed bug where the first character of logon messages would not display on Mac clients
- Fixed bug where correct server IP address would not display as part of the server name on the Mac clients

What's new in v1.2

- Fixed bug when reading where EOF error was never returned. This affected applications such as Stuffit Expander when expanding .hqx files.
- Fixed minor bug in the desktop database
- Improved BeUAM security
- No longer have a separate build for BONE. I lost my BONE machine, so please let me know if you run into problems running the net_server build on BONE systems.

What's new in v1.1

- New custom User Authentication Module (UAM) can be installed on your MacOS X Macintosh for more secure authentication to server
- New ability to use BeOS filesystem permissions to control folder level access to users and guests
- Completely re-designed the server network code for better net_server support and performance
- Classic MacOS disconnect issue appears to have gone away with change mentioned above

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