smbclient --max-protocol=NT1: why it requres setting MIN protocol too?

[Michael Tokarev]

Hi!

When trying to use current smbclient to connect to, say, a windowsXP machine
(which implements only NT1 protocol), smbclient has to be told to use lower
protocol version than it's default - this is intended.

But the thing is that it doesn't work:

   $ smbclient --max-protocol=NT1 //testhost/share
   Unable to initialize messaging context
   protocol negotiation failed: NT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER_MIX

Using -m/--max-protocol=NT1 *also* requires setting another option:

   $ smbclient --max-protocol=NT1 --option='client min protocol = CORE' //testhost/share

This way it actually works.

Can't smbclient either warn about this situation, or better yet,
lower its min protocol automatically if it is greater than
the requested max protocol?

Thanks,

/mjt