Wildcard '*.' matches inproper files (for SAMBA DOS clients)

[Cezary Dadura]

Subject: Wildcard '*.' matches inproper files (for SAMBA DOS clients)

The problem does not appear when using W9x/NT clients.

Testing environment:

 samba: 1.9.18p10i (compiled), 2.0.5a(binary distrib), 
 2.0.6(compiled) on Linux RedHat 6.0 and Solaris 2.5

smb.conf:
|
|[global]
|        workgroup = WORKG
|        server string = Samba %v
|        encrypt passwords = Yes
|        socket options = TCP_NODELAY
|        create mask = 0775
|        hosts allow = 172.16.,172.17.,172.18.
| 
|[homes]
|        path = %H
|        read only = No
|        browseable = No
| 
|[ferrum]
|        path = /ferrum
|        read only = No
|

Description of the problem:

Using DOS clients (MSCLIENT basic/full redirector, MSLANMAN client,
Artisoft Lantastic 7.0 TCP client) when I issue command 'del *.'
the files of file name like ?????.?? ?????.? ????.??? ????.?? 
????.? ???.??? ... are removed.
The same clients (identicaly configured) behave properly when connecting
to native MS NT 4.0 Server.

I suspect that is why our DOS Clipper application hung.

I was reading docs, faqs, source code and now have no idea what to do.

Thanks for reply

C. Dadura