10.5.3 AFP support for Time machine?

Hi,
Seems that AFP support for Time machine isn't yet available in 10.5.3... At least I wasn't able to get it working with my iMac and QNAP TS-209. Has someone been able to get it working after updating to 10.5.3?
According to news ("Time Machine backupd and new AFP backups")about beta seeds of the 10.5.3 there has been implemented AFP support for the Time machine. Does Apple pulled it off again before final release? I would like to use time machine with my NAS, but seems I have to keep using 3rd party apps for that...
I start to be very disappointed about Apple, because they haven't manage to get it working/enabled yet. It feels that Apple just doesn't want to enable it, because they would like to sell Time capsule for all.... I hope this isn't the case.

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Never believe any news from beta seeds. They are unreliable, and should be taken with a huge grain of salt. As for whether or not a feature was pulled who knows, except people under non-disclosure. Those who test betas are under requirement to stay mum. We can't guess Apple's policy. Please read terms of use on the right But unless you find it in the feature listing for the update, I would surmise it isn't there, unless someone has managed a hack around. You can always post feedback here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Based on:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1141
The only AFP improvement is:
Improves Spotlight searches on a AFP file server volumes.
And while several Time Machine improvements exist, none mention AFP.

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