AFP Client in FreeBSD

[Greg Larkin]

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Chris Maness wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Greg Larkin<glarkin at freebsd.org> wrote:
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>> Chris Maness wrote:
>>> Is there an AFP client for FreeBSD?  I have a mac with a gargantuan
>>> hard drive, and I would like to back up my FreeBSD server to it, and
>>> back up my mac to my FreeBSD server.  I have seen where FreeBSD can be
>>> an AFP server, but there is little information on the client.  Any
>>> suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Chris Maness
>> Hi Chris,
>>
>> It looks like this has some potential:
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/afpfs-ng
>>
>> Care to write a port for it?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Greg
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>> Greg Larkin
> 
> Yea, I was looking for a port for it, but there isn't any.  I don't
> have the time right now to port it or start a new port.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris

Hi Chris,

Will it at least compile on your system?  If it does, and it works as
expected, there's no need to write a port for it right away.

If you're interested in adding it to the ports tree at some point later,
I would be happy to provide some guidance.

Cheers,
Greg
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Greg Larkin

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