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diff --git a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-NetworkBrowsing.xml b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-NetworkBrowsing.xml index 2915151751..d12410f981 100644 --- a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-NetworkBrowsing.xml +++ b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-NetworkBrowsing.xml @@ -1336,10 +1336,14 @@ browsing on networks that contain NT domains. <para> <indexterm><primary>replication</primary><secondary>WINS</secondary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>WINS replication</primary></indexterm> -Samba-3 permits WINS replication through the use of the <filename>wrepld</filename> utility. This tool is not -currently in use because it is still in development and has not been worked on for a long time. As soon as -this tool becomes moderately functional, we will prepare man pages and enhance this section of the -documentation to provide usage and technical details. +Samba-3 does not support native WINS replication. There was an approach to implement it, called +<filename>wrepld</filename>, but it was never ready for action and the development is now discontinued. +</para> +<para> +Meanwhile, there is a project named <filename>samba4WINS</filename>, which makes it possible to +run the Samba-4 WINS server parallel to Samba-3 since version 3.0.21. More information about +<filename>samba4WINS</filename> are available at http://ftp.sernet.de/pub/samba4WINS. + </para> </sect2> |