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From: randys@otl.SanDiego.NCR.COM (Randy Smerik)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.misc
Subject: Re: What does SMB Stand For?
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Date: 14 Apr 90 18:32:09 GMT
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In article <361@dg.dg.com> uunet!dg!rec (Robert Cousins) writes:

>I am hunting for a reference on the SMB protocol.  (I don't
>even known what the letters stand for.) Could someone tell
>me where I can find a reference which will allow me to learn
>more about it?

SMB stands for "Server Message Block".  It is a protocol used in
the LAN Manager environment.  I don't personally know of a good 
reference, but I would think that any detailed book on LAN Manager
would describe SMB.

Good Luck,

Randy Smerik, randy.smerik@sandiego.ncr.com, (619) 485-2084
NCR Corp., 16550 W. Bernardo Drive, San Diego, CA  92127