From: jmarcus Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:17:09 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Clarify that client_polling may take a toll on slower networks. X-Git-Tag: point-backport-1-5-2~44 X-Git-Url: https://arthur.barton.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=netatalk.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=80fd9361c1b8ed86640cfa7df5ada7022062dd4f Clarify that client_polling may take a toll on slower networks. Submitted by: Thomas Kaiser --- diff --git a/config/afpd.conf.tmpl b/config/afpd.conf.tmpl index 16e4eeda..7b2d0218 100644 --- a/config/afpd.conf.tmpl +++ b/config/afpd.conf.tmpl @@ -111,10 +111,13 @@ # -loginmesg "Message" Client will display "Message" upon logging in # (no default, same as -l "Message" on commandline) # -nodebug Switch off debugging -# -client_polling Disable server notifications. This forces the -# clients to poll every 10 seconds for directory -# updates. Note, currently this is the only way to -# get asynchronous updates. +# -client_polling With this switch enabled, afpd won't advertise +# that it is capable of server notifications, so that +# connected clients poll the server every 10 seconds +# to detect changes in opened server windows. +# Note: Depending on the number of simultaneously +# connected clients and the network's speed, this can +# lead to a significant higher load on your network! # -tickleval Specify the tickle timeout interval (in seconds). # Note, this defaults to 30 seconds, and really # shouldn't be changed. If you want to control