[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#882797: samba: time machine support

[Matt Taggart]

Package: samba
Version: 2:4.7.3+dfsg-1
Severity: wishlist

I was searching for support for using Apple's (proprietary) Time Machine 
MacOS backup system over the network to a Debian system.

In the past Time Machine used Apple's AFP and people were successful 
using the netatalk software (with some tweaks on the client) to make 
this work.

But I just found this forum post that indicated that Apple is moving 
away from AFP and to SMB instead,

https://discussions.apple.com/message/30723500#message30723500

The thread indicates that Apple has talked to the samba project about 
what is needed to support this. I searched and I found this upstream bug,

https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12380

So it's coming in 4.8!
This is a wishlist bug to help others that might be looking for the same 
info. I'd love to help test this once 4.8 goes into 
experimental/unstable, maintainers please let us know when people can 
help test.

Thanks,

-- 
Matt Taggart
taggart at debian.org