AFP, SMB, NFS which is the best data transfer protocol ?

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Published on 2010-02-08T20:44:14Z Indexed on 2010/03/27 23:03 UTC
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I have a computer with large hard disks running Gentoo. I have to serve med/big files via a wired network to Apple devices (all of them running OS X).

Which protocol is the best for the following needs ? :

  1. Speed
  2. Ease of use (by the clients and the server)
  3. Less limited (max file size, limited charset for filenames)
  4. Security

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