Multiple Service Platform
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- System 7 multitasking environment, including support for program linking and publish and subscribe.
- Includes AppleShare file and print services.
- Open environment allows additional network services.
Administrator Control
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- Set number of connected users
- Send server messages to any user
- Share entire hard disks or selected folders
- Change CD-ROMs without shutting down the server
- Adjust file server performance through system caching and control over file server task prioritization
Security Enhancements
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- Minimum password length
- Password aging
- Password history to prevent immediate reuse
- Ability to disallow saved passwords
- Account disable after specified number of password failures
- Adjustable time limit for temporary accounts
- Guest access turned off by default
- Copy-protection setting for documents
- "Lock" setting for folders
- Adjustable number of concurrent application launches*
- Inherited folder privileges
- Administrator log-off of any user
Print Spooling
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- Spooling for up to five AppleTalk printers
- Centralized queue management
- Accepts simultaneous print requests
- Reduced user delay
- Print log for 1000 print jobs
Maximum Number of...
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- Concurrent users 120
- Open files 346
- Shared volumes 50
- Users 8192**
- Groups 8192**
- Users in group 8191
- Groups per user 42
- Locked ranges per user 20
- Apple II network startups 40
AppleShare Access Privileges
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- Both the user and the administrator can control access to information
- Eight different access privileges
How Users View Shared Data
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- Full access privileges
- Drop folder, write capability only
- No access privileges
How Users Protect Their Data
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- Can't see enclosed folders
- Can't see enclosed files
- Can't write to folder
- Can't write to or see folders
- Can't write to or see files
* Requires a multilaunch application and appropriate license agreement.
** The sum of users and groups cannot exceed 8192. The recommended limit is 2000.