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Re: The net use/ftpuse command & mounting Windows drive letters

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On Fri, 4/18/2025 9:57 PM, Marion wrote:
> Why does "net use/ftpuse" sometimes mount the result as a drive,
> but yet, in other cases, "net use" doesn't result in a drive?
> 
> Example 1: Android WebDav server.
> When I "net use" the WebDav share, it results in the Android 
> file system mounted as a drive letter on Windows.
> NET USE [devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]] [/USER:[domainname\]username] [/USER:[dotted domain name\]username] [/USER:[username@dotted domain name] [/SMARTCARD] [/SAVECRED] [/REQUIREINTEGRITY] [/REQUIREPRIVACY] [/WRITETHROUGH] [/TRANSPORT:{protocolname}]] [[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]]
> 
> 
> Example 2: Android FTP server.
> The Windows FTPUse command also results in the Android file 
> file system mounted as a drive letter on Windows.
> FTPUSE <driveletter>: <ftpserver> [/USER:<username> <password>] [/PORT:<port>]
> 
> <https://www.ferrobackup.com/map-ftp-as-disk.html>
> <https://www.wintips.org/map-ftp-to-local-drive-letter-windows/>
> <https://github.com/jokerby/ftpusegui>
> 
> Example 3: iOS SMB server.
> The Windows "net use" command certainly maps the network drive.
> You can copy files both ways over the LAN using the command line.
> But it doesn't result in a drive letter on Windows?
> 
> Why not?
> 
> Why does "net use" on a WebDav share result in a drive letter, 
> while the same command on an SMB share doesn't result in a drive letter?
> 

This seems to have WebDAV as a drive letter.

   https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/216473357-Accessing-WebDAV-with-Windows

And if you use Macrium Rescue CD, it has the same kind of dialog as the
dialog on the previous web page, making \\wallace\whared show up as Z: .

   Paul

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The net use/ftpuse command & mounting Windows drive letters Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-19 01:57 +0000
  Re: The net use/ftpuse command & mounting Windows drive letters Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-04-19 09:15 -0400
    Re: The net use/ftpuse command & mounting Windows drive letters Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-04-19 14:22 +0100
      Re: The net use/ftpuse command & mounting Windows drive letters Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-04-22 03:22 +0000

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