>Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >[snipped a lot of good stuff] >> >>But...file system access won't see it (unless someone goes out of their >>way to poke the EOF high enough first, which is unlikely). >> >>Further, I wouldn't want to count on any backup program being smart >>enough to correctly notice the extra data on disk, and back it up >>for me! > >It might be worth noting that mapped access to files does not >work with high-availabilty software, i.e. NetBase (aka SharePlex). Or, for that matter, with "low-availability" software such as NS remote file access :-). -- Bruce --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Toback Tel: (602) 996-8601 | G is for Garbage. He whose sin OPT, Inc. (800) 858-4507 | It was to put such input in 11801 N. Tatum Blvd. Ste. 142 | By rule must stand beneath the spout Phoenix AZ 85028 | When his output's coming out. [log in to unmask] | -- The Programmer's ABCs