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

[Mathieu Parent]

Control: forwarded -1 https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12380
Control:  tag -1 + upstream fixed-upstream

2017-11-26 22:24 GMT+01:00 Matt Taggart <taggart at debian.org>:
> 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.

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We'll wait then ...

Regards

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Mathieu Parent