Re: IFS kit - why should I get it?

NTFSD
1

Actually, the IFS kit has been overhauled to include Rajeev Nagars
Mini-Filter Manager library (as well as many other tweaks), and is
availabe for an astounding $109 USD. That’s extremely cheap, since it
has all the source for FASTFAT and CDFS and LANMAN 2.0 redirector,
among others.

See
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/ifskit/ServerIFSKitOrderinfo.mspx

On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:41:37 -0700, Neal Christiansen
wrote:

>The Windows 2000 IFSKit now contains lots of new documentation as well as
>new sample filters.
>
>Neal Christiansen
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Burn [mailto:xxxxx@acm.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 6:10 AM
>To: File Systems Developers
>Subject: [ntfsd] RE: IFS kit - why should I get it?
>
>
>As someone who has used the OSR FSDK and IFS kit, I will give you
>my impressions:
>
>1. The OSR FSDK is a wrapper that provides a wonderful environment
> for building NT filesystems. You can build an NT file system with only
> the OSR tools and the DDK. If you are seriously thinking of building
> an NT file system, get this kit. The kit has outstanding doucmentation
> and support.
>
>2. The IFS kit is a CD of source and include files. There is no
>documentation
> except comments, and essentially no support. You can build file
>systems
> this way, but it is hard and painful. On the otherhand the include
>files
> provide prototypes to a large number of functions not defined by the
>DDK.
> Many of these functions can be very useful to general driver writers
>also.
>
>Bottom line if you are building a file system commercially, get the OSR FSDK
>it will save you money and grief. If you want to see how CDFS and FAT work
>and are interested in NT kernel support routines get the IFS kit, but expect
>a
>lot of pain in writing a file system with it.
>
>Don Burn
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From:
>To: “File Systems Developers”
>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:49 AM
>Subject: [ntfsd] RE: IFS kit - why should I get it?
>
>
>> OSR offers the following two kits:
>> 1. Windows NT 4.0 File Systems Filter Driver Kit and
>> 2. Windows NT 4.0 File Systems Development Kit.
>>
>> I’ve also found the following kit:
>> KernelDriver - Kernel mode driver development tool for Windows (2000/NT).
>>
>> So it seems that it’s really hard to tell which is the best and gives
>you
>> the most. Given the following kits, do you still think that the IFS kit
>> holds information that none of these have?
>> Which is “the best”? I’d love to buy them all and try every one of them
>> but… :slight_smile:
>>
>> Thanks for all, Alon.
>>
>> On 03/29/00, “Tony Mason ” wrote:
>> > The IFS Kit has always been, and remains, a bargain.
>> >
>> > How else can you get the source code for FASTFAT and CDFS? That, just
>for
>> > reference by itself, is easily worth $1000. I recommend it to
>essentially
>> > everyone, including random strangers that I pass on the street (that
>does
>> > raise some eyebrows, though.)
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Tony Mason
>> > Consulting Partner
>> > OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
>> > http://www.osr.com
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: xxxxx@AppStream.co.il [mailto:xxxxx@AppStream.co.il]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 11:57 PM
>> > To: File Systems Developers
>> > Subject: [ntfsd] IFS kit - why should I get it?
>> >
>> >
>> > I searched the archive, and found an email that asked the same question
>but
>> > was left unanswered. As I understand, the IFS kit has information
>otherwise
>> > unavailable from other sources, meaning that you need the IFS kit to
>> > develop a system device driver on Windows NT.
>> > Is this true?
>> > Is the IFS kit “a must”?
>> > After all, this kit costs $1000…
>> > Assume that I might need any function available for device drivers.
>> >
>> > Many thanks, Alon.
>> >
>> > —
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>>
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This is a very strange post :slight_smile:

“S. Sean Stagner” wrote in message
news:xxxxx@ntfsd…
> Actually, the IFS kit has been overhauled to include Rajeev Nagars
> Mini-Filter Manager library (as well as many other tweaks), and is
> availabe for an astounding $109 USD. That’s extremely cheap, since it
> has all the source for FASTFAT and CDFS and LANMAN 2.0 redirector,
> among others.
>
> See
> http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/ifskit/ServerIFSKitOrderinfo.mspx
>
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:41:37 -0700, Neal Christiansen
> wrote:
>
>>The Windows 2000 IFSKit now contains lots of new documentation as well as
>>new sample filters.
>>
>>Neal Christiansen
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Don Burn [mailto:xxxxx@acm.org]
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 6:10 AM
>>To: File Systems Developers
>>Subject: [ntfsd] RE: IFS kit - why should I get it?
>>
>>
>>As someone who has used the OSR FSDK and IFS kit, I will give you
>>my impressions:
>>
>>1. The OSR FSDK is a wrapper that provides a wonderful environment
>> for building NT filesystems. You can build an NT file system with
>> only
>> the OSR tools and the DDK. If you are seriously thinking of building
>> an NT file system, get this kit. The kit has outstanding
>> doucmentation
>> and support.
>>
>>2. The IFS kit is a CD of source and include files. There is no
>>documentation
>> except comments, and essentially no support. You can build file
>>systems
>> this way, but it is hard and painful. On the otherhand the include
>>files
>> provide prototypes to a large number of functions not defined by the
>>DDK.
>> Many of these functions can be very useful to general driver writers
>>also.
>>
>>Bottom line if you are building a file system commercially, get the OSR
>>FSDK
>>it will save you money and grief. If you want to see how CDFS and FAT
>>work
>>and are interested in NT kernel support routines get the IFS kit, but
>>expect
>>a
>>lot of pain in writing a file system with it.
>>
>>Don Burn
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From:
>>To: “File Systems Developers”
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:49 AM
>>Subject: [ntfsd] RE: IFS kit - why should I get it?
>>
>>
>>> OSR offers the following two kits:
>>> 1. Windows NT 4.0 File Systems Filter Driver Kit and
>>> 2. Windows NT 4.0 File Systems Development Kit.
>>>
>>> I’ve also found the following kit:
>>> KernelDriver - Kernel mode driver development tool for Windows
>>> (2000/NT).
>>>
>>> So it seems that it’s really hard to tell which is the best and gives
>>you
>>> the most. Given the following kits, do you still think that the IFS kit
>>> holds information that none of these have?
>>> Which is “the best”? I’d love to buy them all and try every one of them
>>> but… :slight_smile:
>>>
>>> Thanks for all, Alon.
>>>
>>> On 03/29/00, “Tony Mason ” wrote:
>>> > The IFS Kit has always been, and remains, a bargain.
>>> >
>>> > How else can you get the source code for FASTFAT and CDFS? That, just
>>for
>>> > reference by itself, is easily worth $1000. I recommend it to
>>essentially
>>> > everyone, including random strangers that I pass on the street (that
>>does
>>> > raise some eyebrows, though.)
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> >
>>> > Tony Mason
>>> > Consulting Partner
>>> > OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
>>> > http://www.osr.com
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: xxxxx@AppStream.co.il [mailto:xxxxx@AppStream.co.il]
>>> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 11:57 PM
>>> > To: File Systems Developers
>>> > Subject: [ntfsd] IFS kit - why should I get it?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I searched the archive, and found an email that asked the same
>>> > question
>>but
>>> > was left unanswered. As I understand, the IFS kit has information
>>otherwise
>>> > unavailable from other sources, meaning that you need the IFS kit to
>>> > develop a system device driver on Windows NT.
>>> > Is this true?
>>> > Is the IFS kit “a must”?
>>> > After all, this kit costs $1000…
>>> > Assume that I might need any function available for device drivers.
>>> >
>>> > Many thanks, Alon.
>>> >
>>> > —
>>> > You are currently subscribed to ntfsd as: xxxxx@osr.com
>>> > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst(‘Email.Unsub’)
>>>
>>> —
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>>>
>>
>>
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>

3

LOL! I was reading and reading, and only after 3-4 minutes noticed the time of
the post - ROFL

“Lyndon J. Clarke” wrote:

This is a very strange post :slight_smile:

“S. Sean Stagner” wrote in message
> news:xxxxx@ntfsd…
> > Actually, the IFS kit has been overhauled to include Rajeev Nagars
> > Mini-Filter Manager library (as well as many other tweaks), and is
> > availabe for an astounding $109 USD. That’s extremely cheap, since it
> > has all the source for FASTFAT and CDFS and LANMAN 2.0 redirector,
> > among others.
> >
> > See
> > http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/ifskit/ServerIFSKitOrderinfo.mspx
> >
> > On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:41:37 -0700, Neal Christiansen
> > wrote:

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4

Lyndon J. Clarke wrote:

This is a very strange post :slight_smile:

“S. Sean Stagner” wrote in message

This person seems to be resurrecting a bunch of ancient threads from 2000-2002
for some reason.

Tony

5

Indeed, and even more strange to me, I have the impression the content of
the post feels rather 2004-ish? :slight_smile:

“Tony Hoyle” wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntfsd…
> Lyndon J. Clarke wrote:
>> This is a very strange post :slight_smile:
>>
>> “S. Sean Stagner” wrote in message
>
> This person seems to be resurrecting a bunch of ancient threads from
> 2000-2002 for some reason.
>
> Tony
>
>

6

Actually, the IFS kit has been overhauled to include Rajeev Nagars Mini-Filter
Manager library (as well as many other tweaks), and is availabe for an
astounding $109 USD. That’s extremely cheap, since it has all the source for
FASTFAT and CDFS and LANMAN 2.0 redirector, among others.

See http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/ifskit/ServerIFSKitOrderinfo.mspx

On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:41:37 -0700, Neal Christiansen
wrote:

>The Windows 2000 IFSKit now contains lots of new documentation as well as
>new sample filters.
>
>Neal Christiansen
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Burn [mailto:xxxxx@acm.org]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 6:10 AM
>To: File Systems Developers
>Subject: [ntfsd] RE: IFS kit - why should I get it?
>
>
>As someone who has used the OSR FSDK and IFS kit, I will give you
>my impressions:
>
>1. The OSR FSDK is a wrapper that provides a wonderful environment
> for building NT filesystems. You can build an NT file system with only
> the OSR tools and the DDK. If you are seriously thinking of building
> an NT file system, get this kit. The kit has outstanding doucmentation
> and support.
>
>2. The IFS kit is a CD of source and include files. There is no
>documentation
> except comments, and essentially no support. You can build file
>systems
> this way, but it is hard and painful. On the otherhand the include
>files
> provide prototypes to a large number of functions not defined by the
>DDK.
> Many of these functions can be very useful to general driver writers
>also.
>
>Bottom line if you are building a file system commercially, get the OSR FSDK
>it will save you money and grief. If you want to see how CDFS and FAT work
>and are interested in NT kernel support routines get the IFS kit, but expect
>a
>lot of pain in writing a file system with it.
>
>Don Burn
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From:
>To: “File Systems Developers”
>Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:49 AM
>Subject: [ntfsd] RE: IFS kit - why should I get it?
>
>
>> OSR offers the following two kits:
>> 1. Windows NT 4.0 File Systems Filter Driver Kit and
>> 2. Windows NT 4.0 File Systems Development Kit.
>>
>> I’ve also found the following kit:
>> KernelDriver - Kernel mode driver development tool for Windows (2000/NT).
>>
>> So it seems that it’s really hard to tell which is the best and gives
>you
>> the most. Given the following kits, do you still think that the IFS kit
>> holds information that none of these have?
>> Which is “the best”? I’d love to buy them all and try every one of them
>> but… :slight_smile:
>>
>> Thanks for all, Alon.
>>
>> On 03/29/00, “Tony Mason ” wrote:
>> > The IFS Kit has always been, and remains, a bargain.
>> >
>> > How else can you get the source code for FASTFAT and CDFS? That, just
>for
>> > reference by itself, is easily worth $1000. I recommend it to
>essentially
>> > everyone, including random strangers that I pass on the street (that
>does
>> > raise some eyebrows, though.)
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> >
>> > Tony Mason
>> > Consulting Partner
>> > OSR Open Systems Resources, Inc.
>> > http://www.osr.com
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: xxxxx@AppStream.co.il [mailto:xxxxx@AppStream.co.il]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2000 11:57 PM
>> > To: File Systems Developers
>> > Subject: [ntfsd] IFS kit - why should I get it?
>> >
>> >
>> > I searched the archive, and found an email that asked the same question
>but
>> > was left unanswered. As I understand, the IFS kit has information
>otherwise
>> > unavailable from other sources, meaning that you need the IFS kit to
>> > develop a system device driver on Windows NT.
>> > Is this true?
>> > Is the IFS kit “a must”?
>> > After all, this kit costs $1000…
>> > Assume that I might need any function available for device drivers.
>> >
>> > Many thanks, Alon.
>> >
>> > —
>> > You are currently subscribed to ntfsd as: xxxxx@osr.com
>> > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst(‘Email.Unsub’)
>>
>> —
>> You are currently subscribed to ntfsd as: xxxxx@acm.org
>> To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst(‘Email.Unsub’)
>>
>
>
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S. Sean Stagner