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- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
- Path: sparky!uunet!sun-barr!ames!biersch!aga
- From: aga@Comtech.com (Alan G. Arndt)
- Subject: Re: What are the advantages and disadvantages of B+Wnfs vs SunPCNFS?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep12.000643.20742@Comtech.com>
- Keywords: PC-Email, PC-NFS, HP server
- Organization: Comtech Labs Inc, Palo Alto
- References: <1992Sep4.165323.2674@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> <BuE6Gr.J69@ddsw1.mcs.com> <5305@krafla.rhi.hi.is>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 00:06:43 GMT
- Lines: 36
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- In article <5305@krafla.rhi.hi.is> douglas@rhi.hi.is (Douglas Brotchie) writes:
- >In <BuE6Gr.J69@ddsw1.mcs.com> karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger) writes:
- >
- >>In article <1992Sep4.165323.2674@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
- > curt@ekhadafi.austin.ibm.com
- > (Curt Finch 903 2F021 curt@aixwiz.austin.ibm.com 512-838-2806) writes:
- >>>What are the advantages and disadvantages of B+W NFS vs SunPCNFS?
- >>>[...]
- >
- >>From someone who has used both (current B&W, Sun PCNFS about a year back):
- >> [...]
- >>o) Support. B&W hasn't let me down yet; then again, you rarely need
- >> to call them. [...]
- >
- >Alas, not my experience.
- >We tried an evaluation of BW-NFS in July.
- >Sent a technical query by fax 23rd. July. No reply.
- >I sent email message 29th. July. No reply.
- >I sent a final fax 6th. August, including the final sentence: "If I do not
- >receive a reply to this fax, I will have no further dealings or communications
- >with your company." No reply.
- >
- >I cannot comprehend, and will not do business with, a company that ignores
- >three enquiries from a prospect.
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- I would tend to agree. We talked with them at Interop ( or some convention)
- and they were very nice and knowledgeable. They took our name & address to
- send us and evealuation copy. Very nice I thought. Many phone calls later
- still nothing. I GAVE UP. I will stay with PC-NFS.
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