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authorJelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>2002-09-27 16:45:57 +0000
committerJelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>2002-09-27 16:45:57 +0000
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Apply Vance Lankhaars' cifs2002 documentation patch - mostly grammar and
English typo fixes and updates of documentation (This used to be commit bba2ee620a286dcc7fcd509c8954227e203274a1)
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@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
<para>The Samba software suite is a collection of programs
that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated
as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes
- also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS),
- LanManager or NetBIOS protocol.</para>
+ also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS). For a
+ more thorough description, see <ulink url="http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/">
+ http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/</ulink>. Samba also implements the NetBIOS
+ protocol in nmbd.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><command>nmbd</command></term>
<listitem><para>The <command>nmbd</command>
- daemon provides NetBIOS nameserving and browsing
+ daemon provides NetBIOS nameservice and browsing
support. The configuration file for this daemon
is described in <filename>smb.conf</filename></para>
</listitem>
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@
<term><command>testprns</command></term>
<listitem><para>The <command>testprns</command>
utility supports testing printer names defined
- in your <filename>printcap></filename> file used
+ in your <filename>printcap</filename> file used
by Samba.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -115,12 +117,14 @@
component is described in a separate manual page. It is strongly
recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba
and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the
- manual pages aren't clear enough then please send a patch or
- bug report to <ulink url="mailto:samba@samba.org">
- samba@samba.org</ulink></para>
-
-
+ manual pages and documents aren't clear enough then please visit
+ <ulink url="http://devel.samba.org/">http://devel.samba.org</ulink>
+ for information on how to file a bug report or submit a patch.</para>
+ <para>If you require help, visit the Samba webpage at
+ <ulink url="http://samba.org/">http://www.samba.org/</ulink> and
+ explore the many option available to you.
+
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -164,11 +168,10 @@
<ulink url="http://lists.samba.org/">http://lists.samba.org</ulink>.
</para>
- <para>If you have patches to submit or bugs to report
- then you may mail them directly to samba-patches@samba.org.
- Note, however, that due to the enormous popularity of this
- package the Samba Team may take some time to respond to mail. We
- prefer patches in <command>diff -u</command> format.</para>
+ <para>If you have patches to submit, visit
+ <ulink url="http://devel.samba.org/">http://devel.samba.org/</ulink>
+ for information on how to do it properly. We prefer patches in
+ <command>diff -u</command> format.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>