Implementing CIFS in Java

jCIFS

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The Common Internet File System (CIFS) is the de-facto standard file sharing protocol on the Microsoft Windows platform. It is the underlying networking protocol used when accessing "shares" with Windows Explorer, the Network Neighborhood, via a Map Network Drive... dialog, the C:\> net use * \\server\share commands, or smbclient on UNIX, smbfs on GNU/Linux, and elsewhere.

This project is dedicated to the design and implementation of CIFS solutions using the Java programming language. A complete, robust, and extensible thread-safe client library has been implemented. This client will enable any Java VM to access resources on CIFS/SMB networks. The java.io.File-like interface is easy to use and has proven to be quite efficient, particularly in a multi-threaded environment.