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- This is version 1.9 of Samba, the free SMB client and server for unix.
-
- >>>> Please read THE WHOLE of this file as it gives important information
- >>>> about the configuration and use of Samba.
-
- 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 CAN SAMBA DO?
- ==================
-
- Here is a very short list of what samba includes, and what it does
-
- - a SMB server, to provide LanManager style file and print services to PCs
-
- - a Netbios (rfc1001/1002) nameserver
-
- - a ftp-like SMB client so you can access PC resources (disks and
- printers) from unix
-
- - a tar extension to the client for backing up PCs
-
- Related packages include:
-
- - ksmbfs, a linux-only filesystem allowing you to mount remote SMB
- filesystems from PCs on your linux box
-
- - tcpdump-smb, a extension to tcpdump to allow you to investigate SMB
- networking problems over netbeui and tcp/ip
-
-
- CONTRIBUTIONS
- =============
-
- If you want to contribute to the development of the software then
- please join the mailing list. I accept patches (preferably in
- "diff -u" format) and am always glad to receive feedback or suggestions.
-
- You could also send hardware/software/money/jewelry or pizza
- vouchers directly to me. The pizza vouchers would be especially
- welcome :-)
-
- If you like a particular feature then look through the change-log and
- see who added it, then send them an email.
-
- Remember that free software of this kind lives or dies by the response
- we get. If noone tells us they like it then we'll probably move onto
- something else.
-
- Andrew Tridgell
- Email: samba-bugs@anu.edu.au
-
- 3 Ballow Crescent
- Macgregor, A.C.T.
- 2615 Australia
-
-
- MORE INFO
- =========
-
- 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.
-
- FTP SITE
- --------
-
- The main anonymous ftp distribution site for this software is
- nimbus.anu.edu.au in the directory pub/tridge/samba/.
-
- MAILING LIST
- ------------
-
- There is a mailing list for discussion of Samba. To subscribe send
- mail to listproc@anu.edu.au with a body of "subscribe samba Your Name"
-
- To send mail to everyone on the list mail to samba@listproc.anu.edu.au
-
- There is also an announcement mailing list where I announce new
- versions. To subscribe send mail to listproc@anu.edu.au with a body
- of "subscribe samba-announce Your Name". All announcements also go to
- the samba list.
-
-
- NEWS GROUP
- ----------
-
- You might also like to look at the usenet news group
- comp.protocols.smb as it often contains lots of useful info and is
- frequented by lots of Samba users. The newsgroup was initially setup
- by people on the Samba mailing list. It is not, however, exclusive to
- Samba, it is a forum for discussing the SMB protocol (which Samba
- implements).
-
-
- WEB SITE
- --------
-
- A Samba WWW site has been setup with lots of useful info. Connect to:
-
- http://lake.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba/
-
- It is maintained by Paul Blackman (thanks Paul!). You can contact him
- at ictinus@lake.canberra.edu.au.
-
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