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Mounting requires other ports to be opened, which no sysadmin will do on the internet. Ssh on the other hand can be started on a non standard port.

• cpach 8y ago
  IME most Windows servers are not directly exposed to the Internet, instead one would reach them via VPN.
  • yrro 8y ago
    It's a shame you can't use the Common Internet File System over the Internet. ️
    • arethuza 8y ago
      But you can use SMB e.g. Azure File Storage
    • amaccuish 8y ago
      FYI, CIFS refers specifically to the version of SMB1 that was submitted as an RFC. You should absolutely not be using "CIFS" these days.
      • yrro 8y ago
        Wait, they renamed it back?
• jimmaswell 8y ago
  I do it over SFTP with a program called SFTP Net Drive. No additional ports besides the existing SSH.