AFP 3.1 is the easiest, best performing and most reliable protocol to connect Mac OS X clients to a server:
64-bit large file support - no 2/4GB file size limit anymore UTF-8 Unicode characters for Mac OS X clients Long file name support (up to 255 characters) UNIX ownership and permissions Mac OS X client sleep/wakeup support Mac OS X re-connect support Smart file/folder permissions for OS X clients
