/**
     * 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
     *     at java.net.URL.&lt;init&gt;(URL.java:480)

        }
        pkgs = System.getProperty( "java.protocol.handler.pkgs" );
        if( pkgs == null ) {
            System.setProperty( "java.protocol.handler.pkgs", "jcifs.smb1" );
        } else if( pkgs.indexOf( "jcifs.smb1" ) == -1 ) {
            pkgs += "|jcifs.smb1";
            System.setProperty( "java.protocol.handler.pkgs", pkgs );
        }
    }