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