CIFS client written in JavaScript for ChromeOS ... (SMB 1 only it seems.)

Scott Lovenberg scott.lovenberg at gmail.com
Tue Jun 2 19:04:57 MDT 2015


On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Richard Sharpe
<realrichardsharpe at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Christopher R. Hertel <crh at ubiqx.mn.org> wrote:
>> As a *wild* guess, it's possible that this new implementation was derived
>> indirectly from an existing implementation, such as jCIFS.  That's the only
>> reason that I can think of that someone would do another SMB1 client:
>> there's a model from which to copy.  Otherwise, the developer would need to
>> spend time learning SMB and, in doing so, would probably realize that SMB2+
>> would be a better bet.
>
> Hmmm, but it is in JavaScript, not Java ...+
>
>> ...but that really is a guess.
>>
>> Chris -)-----
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Richard Sharpe <realrichardsharpe at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Christopher R. Hertel <crh at ubiqx.mn.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Cool.  :)
>>>
>>> Well, maybe not. I think it was an unforced error to not implement
>>> SMB2. Would have been much easier, I suspect.
>>>
>>> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Richard Sharpe
>>> > <realrichardsharpe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/+YoichiroTanaka/posts/55Z5ojCPDQ4
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >> Richard Sharpe
>>> >> (何以解憂?唯有杜康。--曹操)
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > "Implementing CIFS - the Common Internet FileSystem" ISBN: 013047116X
>>> > Samba Team -- http://www.samba.org/     -)-----   Christopher R. Hertel
>>> > jCIFS Team -- http://jcifs.samba.org/   -)-----   ubiqx development,
>>> > uninq.
>>> > ubiqx Team -- http://www.ubiqx.org/     -)-----   crh at ubiqx.mn.org
>>> > OnLineBook -- http://ubiqx.org/cifs/    -)-----   crh at ubiqx.org
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Richard Sharpe
>>> (何以解憂?唯有杜康。--曹操)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> "Implementing CIFS - the Common Internet FileSystem" ISBN: 013047116X
>> Samba Team -- http://www.samba.org/     -)-----   Christopher R. Hertel
>> jCIFS Team -- http://jcifs.samba.org/   -)-----   ubiqx development, uninq.
>> ubiqx Team -- http://www.ubiqx.org/     -)-----   crh at ubiqx.mn.org
>> OnLineBook -- http://ubiqx.org/cifs/    -)-----   crh at ubiqx.org
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Richard Sharpe
> (何以解憂?唯有杜康。--曹操)


Psh, I'm holding out for WINS in the browser.  Then it'll finally be Web Scale!
-- 
Peace and Blessings,
-Scott.


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