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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This software is freely distributable under the GNU public license, a copy of which you should have received with this software (in a file called COPYING). + WHAT IS SMB? ============ @@ -25,8 +26,9 @@ 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. -The Common Internet Filesystem is what the new SMB initiative is -called. For details watch http://samba.anu.edu.au/cifs. +The Common Internet Filesystem (CIFS) is what the new SMB initiative +is called. For details watch http://samba.anu.edu.au/cifs. + WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO USE SMB? ============================== @@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ replacement for Windows NT, Warp, NFS or Netware servers." - a SMB server, to provide Windows NT and LAN Manager-style file and print services to SMB clients such as Windows 95, Warp Server, smbfs and others. -- a Netbios (rfc1001/1002) nameserver, which among other things gives +- a NetBIOS (rfc1001/1002) nameserver, which amongst other things gives browsing support. Samba can be the master browser on your LAN if you wish. - a ftp-like SMB client so you can access PC resources (disks and @@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ printers) from unix, Netware and other operating systems - a tar extension to the client for backing up PCs +- limited command-line tool that supports some of the NT administrative + functionality, which can be used on Samba, NT workstation and NT server. + For a much better overview have a look at the web site at http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba, and browse the user survey. @@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ networking problems over netbeui and tcp/ip. easy to smb-ise any particular application. See ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/samba/smblib. + CONTRIBUTIONS ============= @@ -112,6 +118,7 @@ Macgregor, A.C.T. Samba Team Email: samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au + MORE INFO ========= @@ -131,12 +138,14 @@ If you would like to help with the documentation (and we _need_ help!) then have a look at the mailing list samba-docs, archived at http://samba.anu.edu.au/listproc/samba-docs. + FTP SITE -------- 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 ------------ @@ -151,6 +160,9 @@ announced. To subscribe send mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with a body of "subscribe samba-announce Your Name". All announcements also go to the samba list. +For details of other Samba mailing lists and for access to archives, see +http://samba.anu.edu.au/listproc. + NEWS GROUP ---------- @@ -175,5 +187,5 @@ archives of the mailing list and a user survey that shows who else is using this package. Have you registered with the survey yet? :-) It is maintained by Paul Blackman (thanks Paul!). You can contact him -at ictinus@samba.anu.edu.au. +as ictinus@samba.anu.edu.au. |