RE: alternative to samba

From: Grant Allen <Grant.Allen_at_towersoft.com.au>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:24:52 +1100
Message-ID: <DCFC52557FAC7640A8782B13032B81B0034C9C@bishopsfinger.towersoft.canberra>

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> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of
> Stephen.Lee_at_DTAG.Com
> Sent: Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:31
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> Subject: RE: alternative to samba
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>
>
> Somewhere in my foggy memories of fiddling with Samba, I keep
> thinking that
> it is used FTP under the covers. Which would imply that
> there are usernames
> and passwords flying around. Which would imply that those
> companies going
> whole hog with the Sardines Oxley stuff would have issues with it.
>
> It's been a long time since I messed around with it, so it's
> highly possible
> that I'm all wrong here.

Indeed, I think the fog is thinker than you realise :-). FTP isn't the basis for Samba - Andrew Tridgwell and his colleagues reverse engineered the CIFS/SMB protocol ... it's all native. As for "support" disappearing any time soon, I'll mention that to Andrew ... he'll get a laugh.

Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)

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