damn. We need root privilages to do semaphore operations even if we

[kai/samba.git] / README

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@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@ PC-related machines share files and printers and other informatiuon
 such as lists of available files and printers. Operating systems that
 support this natively include Windows NT, OS/2, and Linux and add on
 packages that achieve the same thing are available for DOS, Windows,
-VMS, Unix of all kinds, MVS, and more. There is no reason why Apple
-Macs and indeed any Web browser should not be able to speak this
-protocol, and current development (in which the Samba team is heavily
-involved) is aimed at exactly that. Alternatives to SMB include
+VMS, Unix of all kinds, MVS, and more. Apple Macs and some Web Browsers
+can speak this protocol as well.  Alternatives to SMB include
 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.
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ printers) from unix, Netware and other operating systems
 - a tar extension to the client for backing up PCs
 
 For a much better overview have a look at the web site at
-http://samba.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba, and browse the user survey.
+http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba, and browse the user survey.
 
 Related packages include:
 
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ Macgregor, A.C.T.
 2615 Australia
 
 Samba Team
-Email: samba-team@samba.anu.edu.au
+Email: samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au
 
 MORE INFO
 =========
@@ -102,19 +100,22 @@ DOCUMENTATION
 
 There is quite a bit of documentation included with the package,
 including man pages, and lots of .txt files with hints and useful
-info. This is also available from the web page.
+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
 --------
 
-The main anonymous ftp distribution site for this software is
-samba.anu.edu.au in the directory pub/samba/.
+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"
+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
 
@@ -140,14 +141,12 @@ WEB SITE
 
 A Samba WWW site has been setup with lots of useful info. Connect to:
 
-http://samba.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba/
+http://samba.anu.edu.au/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@lake.canberra.edu.au.
-
-
+at ictinus@samba.anu.edu.au.