Actually...I thought it should have been...

\\\\ntserver\\bob etc...

needing the extra \ to escape each "\" and that the forward slash that you
had wouldn't work but perhaps I am trying to be too politically correct.

Craig

ps...we'll see if my email adds the "file:" descriptor since I (ashamed to
admit) am using lookOut(tm) too...or as someone else described it...
the Microsoft welcome mat for virii

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> sinck@corp.quepasa.com
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 1:54 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: samba and NT
>
>
>
> Is it just me, or did lookOut (tm) destructively modify the message I
> sent:
>
> \_ > using 2.0.6, I issue: [...]
> \_ >
> \_ > smbmount  file://ntserver/bob /mnt/bob -o
> \_ username=ntlogon,workgroup=ntdomain,rw
>
> I didn't type the 'file:' part of 'file://ntserver'.  Gotta love that.
>
> I suppose if I type:
>
> //myserver_ip/share/dir/file.exe will probably claim to make it
> executable to boot!  If that's a 'guest'ed share, then auth wouldn't
> be required and poof....
>
> Oh, wait, .exe is for old school virus programs.  Try
>
> //myserver_ip/share/dir/file.vbs
>
> nevermind...
>
> David
>
>
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