Intended Usage | Implementing CIFS: The Common Internet File System

The improved CIFS documentation, used as a development aid, will assist in decreased time-to-market for product developers and improved interoperability for products in the market place. It is the intent of the SNIA that this document reflect the best information available about the CIFS protocol. In certain places within the document indicated by MISSING, additional information is needed. The CIFS Technical Reference will be maintained by SNIA with the assistance of the collaborating organizations. This is not a standards document nor CIFS specification. It is a best effort at documenting the CIFS protocol as used by existing implementations. Inaccuracies or errors can be brought to the attention of the SNIA as well as new information on the existing protocol or new implementations. As new information or new implementations become available, it is the desire of the SNIA to collect and evaluate this information for possible incorporation into any future CIFS documentation that the SNIA CIFS documentation work group may choose to create.

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