CIFS server development using JLAN - Files in webservice

[prashant04]

Hello all,

We are planning to develop a CIFS server using JLAN. I have read that JLAN supports files stored in filesystem, database, etc. But in our case, files are accessible using a third party webservice (i.e. underlying files read/write will be performed using webservice).

will it be possible in JLAN to support such files?

[mrogers]

Yes it will be "possible".   However I doubt that it will be a good solution.    Or easy.  

For example when JLAN uses the equivalent of "seek" for a memory mapped file I don't imagine that will be efficient over web services.

Anyway that's just my initial "guess".   Anyone else like to comment?