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diff --git a/net/samba20/DESCR b/net/samba20/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..12a61dce0d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/net/samba20/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Samba is a suite of programs which work together to allow clients to +access to a server's filespace and printers via the SMB (Server +Message Block) protocol. + +In practice, this means that you can redirect disks and printers to +Unix disks and printers from Lan Manager clients, Windows for +Workgroups 3.11 clients, Windows NT clients, Linux clients and OS/2 +clients. There is also a generic Unix client program supplied as part +of the suite which allows Unix users to use an ftp-like interface to +access filespace and printers on any other SMB servers. This gives the +capability for these operating systems to behave much like a LAN +Server or Windows NT Server machine, only with added functionality and +flexibility designed to make life easier for administrators. + +This package tracks the Samba-2.0.x releases that include support for +the "share modes" directive that was removed in Samba-2.2.x. The +"share modes" directive is needed to support certain legacy MS-DOS +applications. |