1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> 2<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> 3 4<preface id="TOSHpreface"> 5<title>Preface</title> 6 7<para> 8The editors wish to thank you for your decision to purchase this book. 9The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide is the result of many years 10of accumulation of information, feedback, tips, hints, and happy solutions. 11</para> 12 13<para> 14Please note that this book is a living document, the contents of which are 15constantly being updated. We encourage you to contribute your tips, techniques, 16helpful hints, and your special insight into the Windows networking world to 17help make the next generation of this book even more valuable to Samba users. 18</para> 19 20<para> 21We have made a concerted effort to document more comprehensively than has been 22done previously the information that may help you to better deploy Samba and to 23gain more contented network users. 24</para> 25 26<para> 27This book provides example configurations, it documents key aspects of Microsoft 28Windows networking, provides in-depth insight into the important configuration of 29Samba-3, and helps to put all of these into a useful framework. 30</para> 31 32<para> 33The most recent electronic versions of this document can be found at 34<ulink noescape="1" url="http://www.samba.org/">http://www.samba.org/</ulink> 35on the <quote>Documentation</quote> page. 36</para> 37 38<para> 39Updates, patches and corrections are most welcome. Please email your contributions 40to any one of the following: 41</para> 42 43<para> 44<simplelist> 45<member><ulink noescape="1" url="mailto:jelmer@samba.org">Jelmer Vernooij (jelmer@samba.org)</ulink></member> 46<member><ulink noescape="1" url="mailto:jht@samba.org">John H. Terpstra (jht@samba.org)</ulink></member> 47<member><ulink noescape="1" url="mailto:jerry@samba.org">Gerald (Jerry) Carter (jerry@samba.org)</ulink></member> 48</simplelist> 49</para> 50 51<para> 52We wish to advise that only original and unencumbered material can be published. Please do not submit 53content that is not your own work unless proof of consent from the copyright holder accompanies your 54submission. 55</para> 56 57 <!-- the conventions used in this book --> 58 <xi:include href="conventions.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" /> 59 60 61</preface> 62