January 2004 - Posts

• Understanding ACLs in NTFS

  Associating Access Control Lists (ACLs) with files is the fundamental mechanism for securing file system data. Consequently, the #1 rule for securely storing data in files is to ensure the proper ACLs are on your files. Using NTFS so you can have ACLs Read More... Posted Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:04 PM by Brian Dewey | 3 Comments

• What's the "Web Client Network"?

  I had a customer ask me this today, so in case others are wondering: What's the “Web Client Network”? If you open Windows Explorer, click Network Neighborhood , then click Entire Network , you'll see an icon for Web Client Network . The customer Read More... Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 5:49 PM by Brian Dewey | 4 Comments

• What makes a valid Windows file name?

  A common question for people starting to program on Windows is, “What makes a valid Windows file name?” You want to use this information to make simplifying assumptions in your code: that names can be no longer than MAX_PATH, that two names Read More... Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 2:02 PM by Brian Dewey | 10 Comments

• Welcome

  Hello. I'm the Lead Program Manager for network file system technologies in Windows. As I've watched the adoption of blogs as a way to share information among the development community, I thought it would be a good idea to provide a place to share tips Read More... Posted Monday, January 19, 2004 1:57 PM by Brian Dewey | 1 Comments