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to: Randall Parker
from: John Beckett
date: 2006-07-22 16:55:26
subject: Re: Linux can act like Windows file sharing node?

From: John Beckett 

Randall Parker

wrote in message news::
> Can Linux to file sharing where it makes a share available to Windows?

Yes - Google samba (I don't know much about it).

I will mention that recently I saw a suggestion to use the shareware
WebDrive. You configure SFTP (part of SSH2; like FTP but secure) on the
Linux box. You run WebDrive on the Windows box - it makes the SFTP
connection look like a network drive.

John

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