samba - Jan 2000 - 1.9.18p10: Incompete directory listing from WfW 3.11

Hi,

we're having quite a strange problem with our Linux samba (1.9.18p10)
server:

when doing a directory list from a Windows for Workgroups 3.11 Client
all files an directories appear except <.> and <..>. While this is
not a
serious problem when using ?dir?, some applications (e.g. Ami Pro 3.1)
seem to rely on these entries. In the file dialogues this particular
application does not allow access to the parent directory (remember
Windows 3.x - you didn't have those fancy trees and dropdown boxes
then).

Some hints
-Everything works fine when accessing the directory listing of another
networked WfW Workstation. So we can rule out a fundamental error on the
WfW clients.
-This problem does not occur when accesing the samba-Server from Windows
NT 4.0 Wks 4.0SP0/4.0SP5.
-This problem did not occur in an earlier samba release we used. I can't
access the older version number right now.

Any hints, ideas or did somebody else experience a similar problem ?

Pete

PS: Yes, I do know, that this is quite a (pre-) stone-age configuration.

On Sun, 23 Jan 2000 06:32:56 +1100, hai scritto:
>all files an directories appear except <.> and <..>. While this
is not a
>serious problem when using ?dir?, some applications (e.g. Ami Pro 3.1)
I posted a bug report about a similar (maybe the same) issue:
when connecting with smbclient (1.9.18p10 or 2.0.x) to a samba share,
and doing "ls" the . and .. dir are not shown, whereas they are shown
if
you connect with the same smbclient binaries to a win9x/winnt share.

I hope this will be solved in 2.0.7 and maybe you will be able to
retro-fit it to 1.9.18p10.

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