[jcifs] Regarding the SMB Messanger Service.

[Christopher R. Hertel]

I had a question regarding the 'net send' command.  Here's the response I 
gave:

Net send uses a messaging API that was developed a long time ago.  The
place to look for documentation (the only docs of which I'm aware) is:

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/cifs/

Most of the stuff you will find there is also available from alternate
sites around the 'net.

The files you want are:

  SMBHLP.ZIP    - Contains a .HLP file.  Not easy stuff to read unless you
                  have special tools or a Windows box around.  Still, it
                  provides an overview of the messaging system.  Some day,
                  I would like to document this stuff.
  COREP.TXT     - See section 6.  This is also available as SMB-CORE.PS
  DOSEXTP.TXT   - Some docs in here as well.  Match the packets up with
                  what you see in Ethereal.

The thing to remember when working with this is that the messenger service
is *separate* from the SMB server service.  They both use SMB-shaped
messages and both ride on top of NBT...but otherwise they are separate.

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I'm posting this to the jCIFS list as well, in hopes that it will be found 
useful to someone and/or that someone can help by pointing out more 
information.

Chris -)-----

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