Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 01:04:24 -0500 From: Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> To: Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: name all the uses for samba Message-ID: <20030713010424.393d9b6c.kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20030711010400.00a47ec0@pop.voyager.net> References: <5.2.0.9.2.20030711010400.00a47ec0@pop.voyager.net>
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On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 01:07:50 -0400 Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> wrote: > Ok, I've gotta convince my boss to switch from windows 2000 to freebsd for > all our internal needs. So far I've half convinced him, but I've hit a > snag. I know that Samba can be used for a lot of things, and I'm trying to > tell him all the things that Samba will do, but I can't think of many. Can > you guys name all the uses for samba? I've already talked him into > replacing our windows firewall, mail and other basic servers with freebsd, > but we've still got a couple of domain servers to get rid of and I know > that Samba can replace them as well. Can you guys help me out here? Maybe > toss in a little TCO jargon so that he sees it both from a technical side > as well as what matters most ot him. Money. THanks!! Samba... 1: Printer sharing 2: file sharing/network drive Since you are asking this, I would really suggest holding off awhile befor pushing for it. I would suggest toying around with it, learning it, and then pushing it.
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