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WebNFS

The WebNFS protocol [3] is described as ``the filesystem for the World Wide Web''. WebNFS, however, is not a substitute for NFS. Instead, WebNFS is both a URL scheme for specifying filenames in a web browser, and a small set of extensions to NFS that allow it to be used more efficiently over the Internet. The NCRP does not mandate or suggest WebNFS support, so it does not work with minimally NC-compliant devices.



Michael John Radwin
Thu May 8 10:49:26 EDT 1997