From: "Robert Comer" 

Good point.

Even the SMB server on the AS/400 doesn't quite "just work" as it
should. It's in a better state than what Linux has though.

- Bob Comer


"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
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> On Sat, 23 Nov 2002 12:37:35 -0500, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
>
> >> Why doesn't it 'just work'?
> >
> >Good question.
>
>
> Because Windows networking is a tangle of proprietary protocols,
> half-baked code, and gawd-awful spaghetti code.   The Samba team is
> one of the folk trying to get Microsoft to open up their protocols.
>
> Bottom line: Micorosft does not want Samba to "just work".
>
>  /m
>

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