The Server Message Block Protocol (SMB protocol) provides
a method for client applications in a computer to read and write to files
on and to request services from server programs in a computer network.
The SMB protocol can be used over the Internet on top of its TCP/IP protocol
or on top of other network protocols such as Internetwork Packet Exchange
and NetBEUI. Using the SMB protocol, an application (or the user of an
application) can access files at a remote server as well as other resources,
including printers, mailslots, and named pipes. Thus, a client application
can read, create, and update files on the remote server. It can also communicate
with any server program that is set up to receive an SMB client request.
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