LastModified in SMB_COM_CLOSE Does Not Work with NT

[Michael B. Allen]

On Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:45:08 -0400
"Andrew Chernow" <achernow at unitedstoragetech.com> wrote:

> Michael,
>     I saw the message you posted about the lasted release of the jCIFS
> package.
> 
> >Didn't get a chance to do NamedPipes available() and it doesn't look
> >like setting last modified through SMB_COM_CLOSE works.
> 
> I wanted to let you know that I did get lastModified time working through
> SMB_COM_CLOSE.  I just ...

After examining this more closely it appears that this works with Win98 and
Samba  but  Windows  NT  sp4 does not support setting the LastModified time
through  SMB_COM_CLOSE.  It  is  simply  ignored.  The current time is used
regardless.  When  copying files it is necessary to use additional commands
to set the various attibutes. This helps explain performance issues and the
packet  storm  that  ensues  when copying directories with many small files
to/from  NT  (so  if  you zipped it up you could transfer it more safely in
half the time). 

Note,  Ethereal  decodes  that time field incorrectly. It really is seconds
from 1970 like the "spec" reads.

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