From: "Robert Comer" 

> Why doesn't it 'just work'?

Good question.

> Why can't I point at a directory and simply 'share'?

It doesn't always "just work" and it's not integrated into Linux
in any significant way.

> Every time I come back to this program it's got worse. Silent failure and
> hugely complex configuration files hidden behind a friendly user interface
> that simply doesn't help.

No argument there from me on that. 

> So I've decided to use NFS, which seems much better integrated into
Windows
> than SMB has been into Unix.

Ewww.  I hate NFS too.  I usually end up cobbling Samba to work in the long
term and in the short term I use smbclient, which works pretty well but is
pure cmdline stuff., or FTP. I use LPR/LPD for printing instead of samba.

- Bob Comer




"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
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> Why doesn't it 'just work'?
> Why can't I point at a directory and simply 'share'?
>
> Every time I come back to this program it's got worse. Silent failure and
> hugely complex configuration files hidden behind a friendly user interface
> that simply doesn't help.
>
> So I've decided to use NFS, which seems much better integrated into
Windows
> than SMB has been into Unix.
>
> Paul
>

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