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   From: dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:25:11 -0500, pinnerite  wrote:   
      
   > For many years I have had to retain two Windows virtual machines,   
   > running on a Linux host and VirtualBox.   
   >   
   > I need Windows XP for a large home-grown 16 bit programe and for a   
   > programme that drives a Fujitsu cut-sheet feeder-scanner.   
   >   
   > Windows 10 is for professional software not available on any other   
   > platform.   
   >   
   > The data files are all on Linux partitions and accessed from Windows   
   > using samba.   
   >   
   > I have to use the lowest security protocol for Windows to access the   
   > data.   
   >   
   > Today, I discovered that from both Windows I could not longer access   
   > the data.   
      
   Samba has made several fixes to tighten security. See for example   
   https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.16.8.html   
      
   You can choose to use an older version of samba, but be careful to ensure   
   that it can not be accessed by untrusted software.   
      
   Regards, Dave Hodgins   
      
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