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From: Akshat <akumar@mail.nanosouffle.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:35:30 -0700
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Subject: Re: [9fans] cifsd
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Just for the official record: cifsd works perfectly fine with Windows 7.

Cinap's approach to the problem of packet-based protocols is elegant,
efficient, and through the invent of printf-alike functions, fits well
with the Plan 9 programming suite/style.

Well done.
ak

On Sep 20, 2010, at 20:34, cinap_lenrek@gmx.de wrote:

> after doing some patching on aquarela, wrote a cifs/smb server
> from scratch and got it down to 3350 lines of code.
>
> it uses binary regular expressions to unpack and pack the
> various nested sub-structures in the packets.
>
> /n/sources/cinap_lenrek/cifsd.tgz
> http://9hal.ath.cx/usr/cinap_lenrek/cifsd.tgz
>
> features include:
>
> run from listen(8) as none, so more secure.
>
> uses syslog() for informational logging (auth/share
> accesses/errors/warnings).  debug tracing can be done with a separate
> debug trace file.
>
> open/read/write/close/rename/delete files and directories.
>
> fixed auth so it doesnt fail half the time. the trick was to delay the
> auth failure to the TREE_CONNECT_ANDX, otherwise windows
> will try over and over again with wrong password and username
> combinations.
>
> moving files/directories works by returning a special error code to
> instruct the client to do a recursive copy.
>
> impements/pretends enougth IPC$/rap to get the local share listed.
>
> not implemented:
>
> oplocks
> wildcard matching (will do (again))
> netbios nameservice
> named pipes/mailslots
> setting file attributes
> NT_TRANSACT / acls
> anything i'v not seen while testing with w2k and wxp
>
> i'm interested in feedback. expecially tests with vista or w7.
>
> --
> cinap
>
>