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+# AFP deleted-file Macintosh metadata
+
+`AFP Get Macintosh Info On Deleted Files` is NetWare AFP subfunction `0x13`.
+Keep it documented as an unsupported, salvage-backend-dependent endpoint for the
+current AFP compatibility slice.
+
+## Why this is not implemented directly
+
+The request is not a normal path, name, or file-handle metadata query.  It is
+keyed by a volume number and a DOS directory entry for a deleted Macintosh
+directory entry.  The reply shape is also salvage-specific: Finder information,
+ProDOS information, resource fork size, and the deleted file name.
+
+That means the AFP call is an adapter on top of NetWare salvage/deleted-entry
+state, not an independent AFP metadata lookup.  Implementing it directly in the
+AFP handler would create a parallel deleted-file path and would violate the
+current rule that AFP endpoints reuse mars_nwe backend semantics.
+
+## Required mars_nwe backend first
+
+Before implementing AFP subfunction `0x13`, the normal NetWare salvage backend
+must exist and be verified.  The relevant non-AFP NCP family is:
+
+- `NCP 0x2222 / 87 / 16` - Scan Salvageable Files
+- `NCP 0x2222 / 87 / 17` - Recover Salvageable File
+- `NCP 0x2222 / 87 / 18` - Purge Salvageable File
+- optional legacy `NCP 0x2222 / 22 / 27` - Scan Salvageable File (old)
+
+Once that backend is present, AFP `0x13` should only translate the WebSDK/NWAFP
+wire request to the mars_nwe salvage entry and then append AFP-specific deleted
+Macintosh metadata.
+
+## Intended future mapping
+
+When the salvage backend exists, AFP `0x13` should behave like this:
+
+1. Validate the request volume and DOS directory entry.
+2. Look up the deleted entry through the mars_nwe salvage/deleted-entry backend.
+3. Return FinderInfo from the AFP metadata store when available, otherwise zeroes.
+4. Return ProDOS information as zeroes unless mars_nwe gains a real ProDOS store.
+5. Return resource fork size as zero while resource forks remain unsupported.
+6. Return the deleted file name from the salvage entry, not from a live path scan.
+
+## Current audit status
+
+Current status for the AFP inventory and final audit:
+
+```text
+0x13 AFP Get Macintosh Info On Deleted Files
+status: unsupported / final-audit item
+reason: requires mars_nwe salvage/deleted-entry backend first
+do not: implement a standalone AFP-local deleted-file scan
+```
+
+This keeps the AFP implementation aligned with the rest of the current design:
+NetWare semantics come from mars_nwe core paths, while AFP-only metadata is kept
+small and explicit.