Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 18:33:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Cleto Pescia <cleto AT e-link DOT ch>
To: Gene Buckle <geneb AT web DOT wa DOT net>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] QUESTION: How could you share Linux dirs with OpenDOS?
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> > Now, I need to access some dirs on my Linux server with this OpenDOS
> > system. My question is: Are there ways to do that other than by using
> > PC-NFS? Is there a NetBIOS-client for OpenDOS, so that I could try
> > out Samba?
> > 
> 
> I don't know of a good SMB client for DOS other than the huge MS-LANMAN
> client on their web site.  This does work, but it requires a huge amount
> of memory.

Ok, thanks! I'll check it out.

> I don't think it would be that much of a problem for some
> enterprising hacker to port the linux samba "local" client to OpenDOS
> using standard packet drivers.

Yup! That sounds *really* interesting! Is there someone that is capable
_and_ willing to do that? (Honestly, that would be really too much for
me...). I'm sure I'm not the only one who could benefit from it...
Isn't that something Caldera might be interested in bundling with OpenDOS?

> (BTW, if it mentions OpenDOS, it's not off topic. ;) )

Thanx! ;-)

Cleto