<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:12 AM, L. V. Lammert <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lvl@omnitec.net">lvl@omnitec.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">At 01:37 PM 10/15/2010, you wrote:<br>
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>I eventually settled on davfs2, which allows me to mount the WebDAV<br>
>share as a regular file system. I configured it to allow the mount to<br>
>happen from my regular account. Right now i've had it mounted for a<br>
>couple days with no issues, so the mount appears to be stable. It is<br>
>slightly slower than a local file system for basic things like directory<br>
>listings, but is certainly tolerable.<br>
<br>
</div>Looking for a remote file sharing solution that is simpler than a VPN<br>
client [only sharing three or four files amongst a non-profit board],<br>
.. and it seems like WebDAV might be an option?<br>
<br>
When davfs2 mounts the directory, does provide a lock on a file to<br>
prevent simultaneous access?<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br></div><div>My experience is "no, it does not provide locking" but I think the correct answer is "it depends on the server side implementation (and maybe the client software too)"</div>
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