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<reference anchor='RFC2055'>

<front>
<title>WebNFS Server Specification</title>
<author initials='B.' surname='Callaghan' fullname='Brent Callaghan'>
<organization>Sun Microsystems, Inc.</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>2550 Garcia Avenue</street>
<street>Mailstop Mpk17-201</street>
<city>Mountain View</city>
<region>CA</region>
<code>94043-1100</code>
<country>US</country></postal>
<phone>+1 415 786 5067</phone>
<facsimile>+1 415 786 5896</facsimile>
<email>brent.callaghan@eng.sun.com</email></address></author>
<date month='October' year='1996' />
<abstract>
<t>This document describes the specifications for a server of WebNFS clients.  WebNFS extends the semantics of versions 2 and 3 of the NFS protocols to allow clients to obtain filehandles more easily, without recourse to the portmap or MOUNT protocols.  In removing the need for these protocols, WebNFS clients see benefits in faster response to requests, easy transit of firewalls and better server scalability This description is provided to facilitate compatible implementations of WebNFS servers.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='2055' />
</reference>
