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From: leisner@gnu.mcwbst311b (Marty Leisner 25733)
Subject: Re: Linux Killer App (ksmbfs)
Message-ID: <1995Oct10.174145.24556@news.wrc.xerox.com>
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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 17:41:45 GMT
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>] > > to effectively mount a drive from a computer running Windows NT.
>] >
>] > How does it enforce user-level security?
>] >
>] > Specifically, mapping of user identities for more than a single
>] > default user?
>] >
>] > [ I know it doesn't ... ]
>] 
>] While in some applications this kind of security is critical, I think
>] there are enough where it is not that something like ksmbfs would be a
>] worthwhile addition to FreeBSD.
>
>Feel free to implement it.  I believe that it would be a waste of
>my time for me to do so.  I've had this argument with Andrew, way
>back when when I hunted him down and convinced him to start working
>on his SMB server again (way way before it was named "Samba" or
>there was a mailing list or news group.  I was the first guy after
>Andrew on thie list, FYI).
>


I'm interested in doing this (actually I'm more interesting in doing
this at work for a sun).

It would make ms-dog machines far more ususable...

On ms-dog, I wonder about security ;-)

marty
leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com  
Member of the League for Programming Freedom
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marty
leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com  
Member of the League for Programming Freedom