CIFS or Public SMB Information on Common Internet File System
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To better understand Microsoft networking, users of Microsoft products need detailed information on the Server Message Block protocol.
MORE INFORMATIONStorage Networking Industry AssociationThe most current information is from the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). For more information, please view the SNIA Web site:http://www.snia.org/ (http://www.snia.org/)
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http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/CIFS (http://www.snia.org/tech_activities/CIFS) Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.MicrosoftHTTP CIFS: A Common Internet File SystemSummary: This article assumes you are familiar with HTTP. Although "CIFS: A Common Internet File System", by Paul Leach and Dan Perry is based on the low-level file system implemented by Windows, CIFS is a platform-independent file sharing system. The Leach and Perry article contains the best explanation of oplocks or opportunistic locks or opportunistic locking.Category = Developer: Mind To view the Leach and Perry article, go to the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/Mind/1196/CIFS.htm (http://www.microsoft.com/Mind/1196/CIFS.htm) MSDN - Platform SDK Explanation of Opportunistic Locks or Opportunistic Lockinghttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_5yk3.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_5yk3.asp) http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_9s4z.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_9s4z.asp) http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_9cxf.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_9cxf.asp) http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_4303.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_4303.asp) http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_06ur.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fsys_06ur.asp) APPLIES TO
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