[RndTbl] service microsoft-ds

Bill Reid billreid at shaw.ca
Fri Feb 20 09:14:22 CST 2009


schwartz wrote:
> I've noticed that the University of Manitoba is using the microsoft-ds service
> ( port 445 ) for their email. Does the UofM have to pay Billy and the gang for
> using microsoft-ds or is it now free software ?  What advantage, if any, does
> it have over the generic service that would do the job ?
> To the educated out there, these might seem like dumb questions, but
> I'd really like to know.

445 is used for file sharing(SMB). I do not think it is used for mail.

Samba is the open source system which supports SMB.

-- Bill


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