March 2008
Mac OS X 10.4: How to prevent .DS_Store file creation over network connections
To configure a Mac OS X user account so that .DS_Store files are not created when interacting with a remote file server using the Finder, follow the steps below. Note: This will affect the user's interactions with SMB/CIFS, AFP, NFS, and WebDAV servers.
February 2007
macosxhints.com - 10.4: One way to automount SMB network shares
by 1 otherUnder Windows you can easily assign a drive letter to a network share, so that every time you login to your account you will have ready access to it. There appears to be no such equivalent under OS X
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