X-Git-Url: http://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=93c8cb133e7bb7c2e04c6ec52e10606fa9772dfa;hp=3010324184188a840a908543028b0da425396037;hb=c1d854e7845749bc3483bcf728089a32bbbae06d;hpb=754c280835d516f3d6d78872f6eaecc70c10af43 diff --git a/README b/README index 30103241841..93c8cb133e7 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,14 +1,18 @@ -This is version 1.9.17 of Samba, the free SMB client and server for unix -and other operating systems. Samba is maintained by the Samba Team, -who support the original author, Andrew Tridgell. +This is a development version of Samba, the free SMB and CIFS client and +server for unix and other operating systems. Samba is maintained by +the Samba Team, who support the original author, Andrew Tridgell. >>>> Please read THE WHOLE of this file as it gives important information >>>> about the configuration and use of Samba. +NOTE: Installation instructions may be found in + docs/htmldocs/UNIX_INSTALL.html + 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 IS SMB? ============ @@ -25,18 +29,35 @@ Netware, NFS, Appletalk, Banyan Vines, Decnet etc; many of these have advantages but none are both public specifications and widely implemented in desktop machines by default. -The Common Internet Filesystem is what the new SMB initiative is -called. For details watch http://samba.anu.edu.au/cifs. +The Common Internet Filesystem (CIFS) is what the new SMB initiative +is called. For details watch http://samba.org/cifs. + + +WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO USE SMB? +============================== + +1. Many people want to integrate their Microsoft or IBM style desktop + machines with their Unix or VMS (etc) servers. + +2. Others want to integrate their Microsoft (etc) servers with Unix + or VMS (etc) servers. This is a different problem to integrating + desktop clients. + +3. Others want to replace protocols like NFS, DecNet and Novell NCP, + especially when used with PCs. + WHAT CAN SAMBA DO? ================== -Here is a very short list of what samba includes, and what it does. +Here is a very short list of what samba includes, and what it does. For +many networks this can be simply summarised by "Samba provides a complete +replacement for Windows NT, Warp, NFS or Netware servers." - a SMB server, to provide Windows NT and LAN Manager-style file and print services to SMB clients such as Windows 95, Warp Server, smbfs and others. -- a Netbios (rfc1001/1002) nameserver, which among other things gives +- a NetBIOS (rfc1001/1002) nameserver, which amongst other things gives browsing support. Samba can be the master browser on your LAN if you wish. - a ftp-like SMB client so you can access PC resources (disks and @@ -44,8 +65,11 @@ printers) from unix, Netware and other operating systems - a tar extension to the client for backing up PCs +- limited command-line tool that supports some of the NT administrative + functionality, which can be used on Samba, NT workstation and NT server. + For a much better overview have a look at the web site at -http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba, and browse the user survey. +http://samba.org/samba, and browse the user survey. Related packages include: @@ -58,7 +82,8 @@ networking problems over netbeui and tcp/ip. - smblib, a library of smb functions which are designed to make it easy to smb-ise any particular application. See -ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/samba/smblib. +ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/smblib. + CONTRIBUTIONS ============= @@ -67,15 +92,19 @@ If you want to contribute to the development of the software then please join the mailing list. The Samba team accepts patches (preferably in "diff -u" format, see docs/BUGS.txt for more details) and are always glad to receive feedback or suggestions to the address -samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au. +samba-bugs@samba.org. We have recently put a new bug tracking +system into place which should help the throughput quite a lot. You +can also get the Samba sourcecode straight from the CVS tree - see +http://samba.org/cvs.html. You could also send hardware/software/money/jewelry or pizza vouchers directly to Andrew. The pizza vouchers would be especially welcome, in fact there is a special field in the survey for people who have paid up their pizza :-) -If you like a particular feature then look through the change-log and -see who added it, then send them an email. +If you like a particular feature then look through the CVS change-log +(on the web at http://samba.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/samba) 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 @@ -83,14 +112,15 @@ something else. However, as you can see from the user survey quite a lot of people do seem to like it at the moment :-) Andrew Tridgell -Email: samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au +Email: samba-bugs@samba.org 3 Ballow Crescent Macgregor, A.C.T. 2615 Australia Samba Team -Email: samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au +Email: samba-bugs@samba.org + MORE INFO ========= @@ -104,26 +134,31 @@ info. This is also available from the web page. There is a growing collection of information under docs/faq; by the next release expect this to be the default starting point. -FTP SITE --------- +A list of Samba documentation in languages other than English is +available on the web page. + +If you would like to help with the documentation (and we _need_ help!) +then have a look at the mailing list samba-docs, archived at +http://lists.samba.org/ -Please use a mirror site! The list of mirrors is in docs/MIRRORS.txt. -The master ftp site is samba.anu.edu.au in the directory pub/samba. MAILING LIST ------------ There is a mailing list for discussion of Samba. To subscribe send -mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with a body of "subscribe samba Your Name" +mail to listproc@samba.org with a body of "subscribe samba Your Name" Please do NOT send this request to the list alias instead. To send mail to everyone on the list mail to samba@listproc.anu.edu.au There is also an announcement mailing list where new versions are -announced. To subscribe send mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with a +announced. To subscribe send mail to listproc@samba.org with a body of "subscribe samba-announce Your Name". All announcements also go to the samba list. +For details of other Samba mailing lists and for access to archives, see +http://lists.samba.org/ + NEWS GROUP ---------- @@ -141,12 +176,9 @@ WEB SITE A Samba WWW site has been setup with lots of useful info. Connect to: -http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/ +http://samba.org/samba/ As well as general information and documentation, this also has searchable archives of the mailing list and a user survey that shows who else is using this package. Have you registered with the survey yet? :-) -It is maintained by Paul Blackman (thanks Paul!). You can contact him -at ictinus@samba.anu.edu.au. -