File System Wars Ahead:
Stateful vs Stateless In Seattle
Microsoft proposes Common Internet File System (CIFS) based on SAMBA/SMB.
Sun proposes WebNFS as the Internet file system to run NFS over TCP and across Internet fire walls.
DCE includes the distributed file system (DFS) formerly the Andrew File System.
NFS is currently the defacto standard interoperable file system for enterprise computing users.
WebNFS to be integrated into Netscape and Sun’sHotJava browser, and CIFS to be integrated into the Windows OS.