We must migrated from 2003 to 2007 this past weekend (Friday, actually), and now the mapping is causing problems for our MAC users, who can’t use UNC hostnames, but have to use full hostnames.

So I’m doing some background research on the issue.

Links:
– http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=521109&SiteID=17
– http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/be9d31d2-b9cb-4442-bfc6-2adcdbff8fae1033.mspx
– http://blogs.officezealot.com/mauro/archive/2007/03/02/20178.aspx
– http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Server/MS-SharePoint/Q_22117646.html
– http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms771995.aspx
– http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices/browse_thread/thread/580e9a2b981c0319/acdd966b3ce3ada8?lnk=raot
– http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/03/06/what-every-sharepoint-administrator-needs-to-know-about-alternate-access-mappings-part-1.aspx
– http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/03/19/what-every-sharepoint-administrator-needs-to-know-about-alternate-access-mappings-part-2-of-3.aspx
– http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/04/18/what-every-sharepoint-administrator-needs-to-know-about-alternate-access-mappings-part-3-of-3.aspx
– http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913113
– http://mindsharpblogs.com/Driskell/archive/2007/05/15/1769.aspx
– http://www.codeplex.com/SLK/Thread/View.aspx?ThreadId=9590
– http://blog.henryong.com/2007/01/17/alternate-access-mapping-in-sharepoint/
– http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=18
– http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=39
– http://www.jjfblog.com/2006/12/how-to-change-server-name-post.html
– http://msmvps.com/blogs/obts/archive/2007/03/27/717296.aspx

For 2003:
– http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointportaladmin/HA011603021033.aspx