RE: alternative to samba

From: <Stephen.Lee_at_DTAG.Com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:16:16 -0600
Message-ID: <D6339830FC73944E889CC3CEADDB205B079092AB@bu-dtagpo1.tracs.com>

I looked at Unix to Windows file sharing stuff about 9 years ago. I'm just about positive there was something that used FTP underneath. Now, it's going to bother me to no end trying to remember what it was.

> -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Somewhere in my foggy memories of fiddling with Samba, I keep
> > thinking that
> > it is used FTP under the covers.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.

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