[jcifs] RE: That SMB_COM_CLOSE thing...

[Allen, Michael B (RSCH)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Christopher R. Hertel [SMTP:crh at ubiqx.mn.org]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1:22 AM
> To:	Allen, Michael B (RSCH)
> Cc:	jcifs at samba.org
> Subject:	Re: [jcifs] RE: That SMB_COM_CLOSE thing...
> 
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 12:48:40AM -0400, Allen, Michael B (RSCH) wrote:
> :
> > Well, "fixed" in that it just reads from the source and writes to the
> > destination but yes, it does not use SMB_COM_COPY.
> 
> Yep.
> I meant "fixed" as in the way that a dog or cat is "fixed" at the vet's.  
> ;)
> 
> > I have however prepared a super SMB_COM_COPY experimenter's dream of a
> > jar file:
> > 
> > http://users.erols.com/mballen/jcifs-0.7.0bCopy.jar
> > 
> > The copyTo() method in this jar *does* use SMB_COM_COPY. And
> > successfully if you useUnicode = false and you do not write the 0x4 format
> > codes before each string. Doesn't look like ethereal decodes much of it but
> > Netmon sure does.
> 
> How do you mean successfully?  Does windows support SMB_COM_COPY in some
> forms?  From the discussion I thought (but I haven't been paying as much
> attention as I should) that SMB_COM_COPY was simply not implemented in
> Windows.
> 
	Windows does indeed implement SMB_COM_COPY. But Unicode is not supported
	which sort of sticks a fork in things. And Windows clients don't use it which is
	suspect. It means the command is hopelessly broken and should not be relied on.

> > 	I've made it so you can change just about every SMB_COM_COPY parameter
> > 	using jCIFS properties. Here's the list:
> 
> Kewl.  Thanks!
> 
> > 	Have fun and watch out for blue screens!
> 
> Yep!
> 
> Tomorrow...  Gotta get some sleep.
> 
> Chris -)-----
> 
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