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Slashdot: Review — Samba: Integrating UNIX and Windows by John D. Blair

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 30, 1999

“… this is a book primarily for UNIX systems administrators.
Since it devotes a large amount of space to configuration
parameters and explanation, it is definitely not a book to sit down
and read on a lazy Sunday afternoon. If you are an administrator
attempting to set up Samba, this is the book for you.”

“For everyone who doesn’t like to pay for information that is
already freely distributed, all of the contents are accessable in
the Samba man pages…”

“The chapter detailing the SMB and NetBIOS protocols is an
interesting and valuable addition to the book. In a text that
devotes a majority of its space to installation and configuration,
it provides an interesting insight into the underlying
workings…”

“If you need to configure a Samba server, this book is a
valuable resource.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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