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authorSamba Release Account <samba-bugs@samba.org>1997-08-26 14:46:52 +0000
committerSamba Release Account <samba-bugs@samba.org>1997-08-26 14:46:52 +0000
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downloadsamba-e8aa1ba0622851a5e05542b8c6a038001e4ff3d3.tar.gz
Changed ftp site and docs info in README (this file contains out-of-date
FAQ info and should be scrapped.) Changed "qaility control" in the Roadmap :-) (This used to be commit 28833abf18c5612f274e2199f2072631df771e40)
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@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ PC-related machines share files and printers and other informatiuon
such as lists of available files and printers. Operating systems that
support this natively include Windows NT, OS/2, and Linux and add on
packages that achieve the same thing are available for DOS, Windows,
-VMS, Unix of all kinds, MVS, and more. There is no reason why Apple
-Macs and indeed any Web browser should not be able to speak this
-protocol, and current development (in which the Samba team is heavily
-involved) is aimed at exactly that. Alternatives to SMB include
+VMS, Unix of all kinds, MVS, and more. Apple Macs and some Web Browsers
+can speak this protocol as well. Alternatives to SMB include
Netware, NFS, Appletalk, Banyan Vines, Decnet etc; many of these have
advantages but none are both public specifications and widely
implemented in desktop machines by default.
@@ -102,19 +100,22 @@ DOCUMENTATION
There is quite a bit of documentation included with the package,
including man pages, and lots of .txt files with hints and useful
-info. This is also available from the web page.
+info. This is also available from the web page. There is a growing
+collection of information under docs/faq; by the next release expect
+this to be the default starting point.
FTP SITE
--------
-The main anonymous ftp distribution site for this software is
-samba.anu.edu.au in the directory pub/samba/.
+Please use a mirror site! The list of mirrors is in docs/MIRRORS.txt.
+The master ftp site is samba.anu.edu.au in the directory pub/samba.
MAILING LIST
------------
There is a mailing list for discussion of Samba. To subscribe send
mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with a body of "subscribe samba Your Name"
+Please do NOT send this request to the list alias instead.
To send mail to everyone on the list mail to samba@listproc.anu.edu.au
@@ -149,5 +150,3 @@ this package. Have you registered with the survey yet? :-)
It is maintained by Paul Blackman (thanks Paul!). You can contact him
at ictinus@lake.canberra.edu.au.
-
-