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[_] Linux serving Windows and OSX

Tim Beadle tim.beadle at gmail.com
Thu Mar 20 13:16:19 GMT 2008

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Steve Berger <steveb at srberger.co.uk> wrote:
> I support a few small businesses in Bristol and I am considering using a
>  Linux-based machine as file, print, mail server for one of them.
>  The 2 main users are: 1) on PC running Windows2000, and 2) on MACs running
>  OS X 10.4.3. Currently the PC provides file serving to the MAC user so I am
>  happy with what I have seen so far of Windows-MAC file/printer sharing.
>
>  I wonder if anyone has experience of this kind of small setup - Linux-based
>  server supporting Windows and OSX clients.

The default answer would be Samba, but also consider WebDAV.

Tim