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diff --git a/docs/announce b/docs/announce deleted file mode 100644 index f5716556ba..0000000000 --- a/docs/announce +++ /dev/null @@ -1,150 +0,0 @@ - Announcing Samba version 2.2 - ============================ - -What is Samba? --------------- - -Samba is a SMB file server that runs on Unix and other operating -systems. It allows these operating systems (currently Unix, Netware, -OS/2 and AmigaDOS) to act as a file and print server for SMB and CIFS -clients. There are many Lan-Manager compatible clients such as -LanManager for DOS, Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, Windows 95, -Linux smbfs, OS/2, Pathworks and more. - -The package also includes a SMB client for accessing other SMB servers, -and an advanced netbios/WINS nameserver for browsing support. - - -What can it do for me? ----------------------- - -If you have any PCs running SMB clients, such as a PC running Windows -for Workgroups, then you can mount file space or printers on a Samba -host, so that directories, files and printers on the host are -available on the PC. - -If you have any SMB servers such as Windows NT Server, Warp Server or -Pathworks you may be able to replace them by or supplement them with -Samba. One of Samba's big strengths is integration, so you can use it -to tie together your Unix (or VMS etc) hosts and PC clients. If you -are tired of the insecurity, expense and instability of PCNFS then Samba -may be for you. - -The client part of the package will also allow you to attach to other -SMB-based servers (such as windows NT and windows for workgroups) so -that you can copy files to and from your unix host. The client also -allows you to access a SMB printer (such as one attached to an OS/2 or -WfWg server) from Unix, using an entry in /etc/printcap, or by -explicitly specifying the command used to print files. - - -What are its features? ------------------------- - -Samba supports many features that are not supported in other SMB -implementations (all of which are commercial). These include host as -well as username/password security, a client, automatic home directory -exporting, automatic printer exporting, dead connection timeouts, -umask support, guest connections, name mangling and hidden and system -attribute mapping. Look at the FAQs included with the package for -a full list of features. - - -What's new since 2.0? ---------------------- - -Lots of stuff. See the change log and man pages for details. -In particular, please check the WHATSNEW.txt file in the root directory -of each release. This file has current change/update information. - - -Where can I get a client for my PC? ------------------------------------ - -There is a free client for MS-DOS based PCs available from -ftp.microsoft.com in the directory bussys/Clients/MSCLIENT/. Please -read the licencing information before downloading. The add-on 32-bit -TCP/IP Windows for Workgroups client is also very good. Windows 95/98/ME, -Windows NT/2000 and OS/2 come with suitable clients by default. - - -What network protocols are supported? -------------------------------------- - -Currently only TCP/IP is supported. There has been some discussion -about ports to other protocols but nothing is yet available. - -There is a free TCP/IP implementation for Windows for Workgroups -available from ftp.microsoft.com (it's small, fast and quite reliable). - - -How much does it cost? ----------------------- - -Samba software is free software. It is available under the -GNU Public licence in source code form at no cost. Please read the -file COPYING that comes with the package for more information. - - -What operating systems does it support? ---------------------------------------- - -The code has been written to be as portable as possible. It has been -"ported" to many unixes, which mostly required changing only a few -lines of code. It has been run (to my knowledge) on at least these -unixes: - -Linux, SunOS, Solaris, SVR4, Ultrix, OSF1, AIX, BSDI, NetBSD, -Sequent, HP-UX, SGI, FreeBSD, NeXT, ISC, A/UX, SCO, Intergraph, -Silicon Graphics Inc., Domain/OS and DGUX. - -Some of these have received more testing than others. If it doesn't -work with your unix then it should be easy to fix. It has also been ported -to Netware, OS/2 and the Amiga. A VMS port is available too. See the web site -for more details. - - -Who wrote it? -------------- - -Many people on the internet have contributed to the development of -Samba. The maintainer and original author is Andrew Tridgell, but -large parts of the package were contributed by several people from all -over the world. Please look at the file `change-log' for information -on who did what bits. - - -Where can I get it? -------------------- - -The package is available via anonymous ftp from samba.org in -the directory pub/samba/. - - -What about SMBServer? ---------------------- - -Samba used to be known as SMBServer, until it was pointed out that -Syntax, who make a commercial Unix SMB based server, have trademarked -that name. The name was then changed to Samba. Also, in 1992 a very -early incarnation of Samba was distributed as nbserver. - -If you see any copies of nbserver or smbserver on ftp sites please let -me or the ftp archive maintainer know, as I want to get them deleted. - - -Where can I get more info? ---------------------------- - -Please join the mailing list if you want to discuss the development or -use of Samba. To join the mailing list, please read the instructions -at http://lists.samba.org/ - -There is also often quite a bit of discussion about Samba on the -newsgroup comp.protocols.smb. - -A WWW site with lots of Samba info can be found at -http://samba.org/samba/ - -The Samba Team (Contact: samba@samba.org) -March 2001 |