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Network - Protocol, AFS (Andrew File System)

The AFS is a set of file handling protocols that makes it possible to access and use files on a network just as if these files were on your local system. The AFS is generally considered faster and more efficient than the NFS (Network File System), which is currently the most widely used protocol of this sort. The general consensus is that AFS will eventually replace NFS as the dominant protocol for remote file handling-even though NFS is so strongly entrenched. (The popularity of NFS arises partly because NFS was released at a time when its capabilities were first in demand and partly because NFS supports the TCP/IP protocol suite, which rules on the Internet.) SEE ALSO Protocol, NFS (Network File System)