Perhaps a bit missing the topic, but I don't have any problems with this combo:
OS X 10.8 Client, Openindiana (Solaris) ZFS storage server using netatalk 3.
I make sure that the share is mounted before starting Calibre, nothing else.
With 10.9 I'll make the move over to SMB 2.0, crossing my fingers...
-FencepostErr1r
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