[Samba] "hosts allow" in smb.conf expects only FQDN, not alias or netbios name!?

[Not now, John!]

Not now, John! wrote:

>There is no way to specify allowed hosts in smb.conf as hostname alias
>(from /etc/hosts file) or as netbios names (from lmhosts file). Is this
>normal behavior?
>

Sorry, I forgot to mention, I'm using Samba 3.0.4.