awServer

awServer was written by Alan Williams between 1989 and 1991. Apart from a few deficiencies (detailed below), this is a reasonable attempt at emulating a FileStore. It runs as a multitasking program.

What the current release (v1.00) does not provide is:

*LOAD and *SAVE as command-line operations
CatHeader function call (FS function code 4)
UID function call (FS function code 33)

This should not cause too many problems in operation.

What awServer can provide (some stuff better than SJ, never mind Acorn!):

Up to 10 mounts
Each mount is individual and may have it's own Passwords file
Mounts can be on any legal filing system, in any valid directory.
Supports parent directory references ("^") in file names.
Full 32 bit space accounting.
Up to 29 files may be opened by a RiscOS machine.
Supports "&", "@", and "%" in filenames.
Password file is compatible with FileStore.
Supports several built-in commands - *ReadFree, *Discs, *Time, *Vers...
Wildcards embedded in paths work correctly.
Wildcards in disc names are supported.

Download awServer - Econet server(v1.00, zip, 53K)

Download awSpooler - Printer spooler (v0.01, zip, 15K).

Download Machines - network connections info (v2.03, zip, 21K).

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