UNSOUND  For problem reports, please use the official forum:

http://forum.ntfs-3g.org/viewforum.php?f=4  
(Version 2009.4.4)

UNSOUND  I don't really understand what this has to do with NTFS-3G. You can't install NTFS-3G on an Airport Extreme, and the problematic hard disk is formatted as HFS+, isn't it?

Just because two things happen in sequence doesn't mean that they are related. NTFS-3G can not in any way affect what happens on your Airport Extreme, and it doesn't touch non-NTFS file systems.

It seems that you should contact Apple about file system corruption when using Airport Extreme.  
(Version 2009.4.4)

UNSOUND  I'm curious, what about ntfs-3g made you consider it "unstable".

We haven't been getting any reproducable reports of data loss or crashes under normal circumstances for some time now.  
(Version 2009.1.1u1)

UNSOUND  When formatting NTFS drives on the Mac you need to make sure you're using Master Boot Record as partitioning scheme, otherwise Windows won't recognize the drive. (GUID Partition Table may work in some cases too)

Windows also has problems with NTFS file systems on memory sticks... they always have to be located on the first partition for Windows to recognize them. This is nothing that NTFS-3G can do anything about.  
(Version 2009.1.1u1)

UNSOUND  You can use the command line tool 'diskutil' in Mac OS X 10.4 to create NTFS volumes, but Disk Utility doesn't show non-Apple provided file systems in Tiger.  
(Version 2009.1.1u1)

UNSOUND  The shutdown issue has since been fixed.  
(Version 2009.1.1u1)

UNSOUND  MacFUSE 2 is indeed available for Tiger.  
(Version 2009.1.1u1)

UNSOUND  GMAX:

Would you mind telling the NTFS-3G team what kind of unreliable behaviour you have experienced? A proper problem report is always more constructive.

Visit the NTFS-3G forum ( http://forum.ntfs-3g.org/viewforum.php?f=4 ) for communicating directly with the developers and submitting problem reports.  
(Version 2009.1.1u1)