This issue has been around for years in most versions of Novell and the clients. I managed a Netware WAN for 7 years and we had to optimmize our systems for ALL clients and apps. In order to that, sometimes a tradeoff is necessary. It is not just due to VFP/Foxpro apps but also Excel, Access, and other 3rd party applications that can run into problems. Perhaps some Novell docs for your IT folks will help:
010000110101001101101000011000010111001001110000010011110111001001000010011101010111001101110100 "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser." - Socrates Vita contingit, Vive cum eo. (Life Happens, Live With it.) "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." -- author unknown "De omnibus dubitandum"