This tells the server to keep the session alive (typically for at least several hours) without sending or expecting tickles. This is useful in cases where our run queue procedure is not run regularly or at all, e.g. in text-mode shells.
The implementation here is geared toward compatibility with Netatalk and differs from Apple's published standards in a couple ways. It may or may not work with other servers.
We indicate that AFPBridge is installed by creating a message in the message center (which also includes its version, in case we want to distinguish between different versions in the future).
This code tries to call EasyMount using the request procedure documented in its ERS, but it turns out that doesn't work. The request procedure trashes its return address on the stack, so it crashes whenever you call it.
Stephen Heumann