Question : NetStorage Download and Lock isn't locking

I have just set up NetStorage for the first time and it seems to be working
fine except that choosing File > Download and Lock... does not actually lock
the file. I "download & lock" a file remotely, then locally open, edit and
save that file. No warning message or anything to indicate that someone else
might be editing that file.
NetStorage 2.0 is running on a NW 6.5.6 server. Any ideas as to
what is not set up correctly?

I found the following at
http://www.novell.com/documentation/oes/nw65sp6_fixes.html in a document
entitled NetWare 6.5 Support Pack 6 List of Fixes.

NetStorage            Other            "Download and Lock" not compliant
with RFC 2231          190260

Does this mean that Novell disabled the feature because it wasn't compliant or that they fixed it to make it compliant?

Answer : NetStorage Download and Lock isn't locking

I don't know if this is still a true statement but, at the bottom of this TID:
http://support.novell.com/docs/Tids/Solutions/10092907.html
it says "When NetStorage locks a file it is only locked for NetStorage. Using other protocols like CIFS and NCP will not see the lock."

I don't know more than that.  I thought it worked to lock out other access...
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