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Samba Sharing Package 2.5.0b3 for Mac

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Date added: September 10, 2002
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Samba is a Unix type server, currently included in MacOSX, which shares files using the CIFS/SMB protocol. This is the standard file-sharing protocol used by Windows. By sharing your files with Samba they can be accessed by Windows or/and other Unix-like computers in your network. This program allows you to share othere directories then the 'Home'-folders and make those directories available to guest users. You can also use this package to share your printers with Windows users.

Samba Sharing is not meant to access windows computers. OS X 10.2 has features for this itself. You can also use the shareware product Sharity from Objective Development to access the Windows-network.

As an alternative to this package you could use DAVE from Thursby Inc. But DAVE is not for free, so I release this package for all those people who like to share files with others in their Windows-network, but do not want to pay for a commercial application.

What's new in this version:

This is a Beta. Although it has been tested, errors can and probably will occur when you use this. But I have received so many requests about an updated version of SSP for Jaguar that I'd thought I would release what I have now.

Fixed a rare problem that made your machine unbootable. If this still happens I would very much like to be informed.

Made printers available for guest users.

Some spellingerrors were corrected.

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