/**
     * This static method registers the SMB URL protocol handler which is
     * required to use SMB URLs with the <tt>java.net.URL</tt> class. If this
     * method is not called before attempting to create an SMB URL with the
     * URL class the following exception will occur:
     * <blockquote>
     * 
     * <pre>
     * Exception MalformedURLException: unknown protocol: smb

 * the <code>load</code> method should be called with the name of a
 * <code>Properties</code> file (or <code>null</code> indicating no
 * file) to initialize the <code>Config</code>. The <code>System</code>
 * properties will then populate the <code>Config</code> as well potentially
 * overwriting properties from the file. Thus properties provided on the