Two undocumented (and therefore unsupported) testflags were added to the ptf 5
Win32 client to prevent
certain types of drives from being backed up.

Add the following to your client options file:

       # removable and network drives
     TEST  EXCLUDEREMOVABLEFS
      TEST EXCLUDENETWORKFS


Again, these are unsupported so please don't complain if they don't do exactly
what you want  .

Pete Tanenhaus, ADSM NT Client Development
---------------------- Forwarded by Pete Tanenhaus/San Jose/IBM on 08/26/98
6/98
04:00 PM ---------------------------


ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 08/26/98 12:05:07 PM
Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
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Subject: Re: New Win32 v3 ptf5-refresh client..A better mouse trap.


Where it will fall into the endless oblivion of IBM.

Nevermind.


________________________
Cris Robinson
Senior Technical Analyst
Desktop Services Technical Support
Liberty Mutual Insurance
603.431.8400.54837
cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Raibeck [SMTP:storman AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 1998 2:23 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: New Win32 v3 ptf5-refresh client..A better mouse
> trap.
>
> This request should be submitted as a requirement via your local IBM
> branch.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Andy
>
> Andy Raibeck
> IBM Storage Systems Division
> ADSM Client Development
> e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>
>
>
> ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU on 08/26/98 11:08:02 AM
> Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:
> Subject: New Win32 v3 ptf5-refresh client..A better mouse trap.
>
>
> Well, I just finished installing the refreshed client code for version
> 3
> ptf5
> and I was glad to see that they changed the GUI so that an end user is
> "less" likely to
> backup a network drive.
>
> Good!
> Now lets make it just a bit better.
> What do you say we remove it as a default of any kind, but still make
> it
> an option that
> can be selected for those crazy enough to backup a mapped drive.
> Anyone?
> Anyone?
>
> Anyway. I was testing away when I thought ... Wouldn't it be better if
> it was a selectable
> menu option similar to the option:
>
> View
>   ----> Display active/inactive files
>
> Lets have:
>
> View
> -----> Network drives
>
> Of course the default would be NO, but for everyone's amusement it
> would
> still be there.
>
> Wouldn't that be cool?
>
> Take Care -
> CR
>
>
>
> ________________________
> Cris Robinson
> Senior Technical Analyst
> Desktop Services Technical Support
> Liberty Mutual Insurance
> 603.431.8400.54837
> cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com
>
>
>