[maemo-developers] Samba support dropped (was Re: N810 WE)

[From: Jerry Van Baren]

Quim Gil wrote:
> 
> ext Marius Gedminas wrote:
>> Wait, what's this about Samba being dropped?
> 
> http://wiki.maemo.org/Task:Maemo_roadmap/Fremantle#Samba
> 
> See also the comments below https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2905#c8

I have not been following this conversation closely, but if you are 
using samba just to transfer files, consider using rsync/scp/unison.  I 
use rsync (over ssh) and scp to transfer files to and from my n800 (I 
actually back up my n800 nightly via rsnapshot).  I am Windows Free[tm] 
at home, but there are Windows programs that provide ssh (putty) and rsync.

Putty:
   http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Rsync is available via cygwin (ugh, but gets the job done)
   http://www.cygwin.com/
Howto:
   http://www.gaztronics.net/rsync.php

Unison may be just the capability you are looking for (full smart 
synchronizing, not just file transfer):
   http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/
   http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2005/03/28/replacing-rsync-with-unison/

gvb