S L O W Saves from Flash 8 over network??

This is a Flash 8 vs. Flash MX 2004 issue...
Anyone else noticing a difference saving files over a network from Flash 8. I have never had a problem with Flash MX 2004 saving over a network, but now saving a 14 MB flash file to a Mac OS X Server (Sawtooth G4 running Jaguar Server 10.2.8) is taking up to 2 minutes over AFP!!
An odd thing about this is that my first save will take 15 seconds, my second about 2 minutes, the third around 15 seconds, the fourth around 2 minutes and so on... A "Save as" will take about 40 seconds consistently.
Again that is using AFP, but even using SMB I notice this alternate short/long save time. Using SMB a "Save as" takes 16 seconds on the same 14 MB file. Then the first save will take 3 seconds and the second about 13 seconds, the third save will take 3 seconds the fourth save will take 14 seconds etc...
Now this looks like a good case for using SMB over AFP (but that is a topic for another forum). However, it is clearly a Flash 8 vs. Flash MX 2004 issue. When I go back to using Flash MX 2004 saves pretty consistently take about 2-3 seconds and "Save As" takes about 10 seconds. This is using AFP or SMB (SMB is a bit faster).
I called Macromedia (Adobe) support for help and their only answer is that "saving over a network is not reccommended or supported" (neither is this documented, even though some of their tutorial examples use network workflows). I told them that Flash MX 2004 (and previous) NEVER gave me this problem which has apparently been introduced with Flash 8 Professional.
Anyone else have this issue?
Thanks
J.E. Flynn
Dual G5 2Gig AND a Dual G4 867 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Evidently, I am asking for trouble here...
Viewing the responses on other forums, opening & saving files over the network is being strongly discouraged.
I've never heard of this being an issue and in fact it is something that we have been doing without problem for ten years here. It's only until Flash 8 that I have even questioned it.
Any other opinions out there?
J.E. Flynn
Dual G5 2Gig AND a Dual G4 867 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

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