Windows, File Adapter, UNC path

Hi <experts>
Does somebody have experience with UNC paths in a file adapter?
According to SAP note 821267 Q38 it should be no problem in a Windows environment.
I'm in a pure Windows environment, and want my receiver file adapter to write files to server XXX which has a share called YYY.
I have entered
XXX\YYY in my target directory field but com. channel keeps saying that the directory does not exist.
I have created user SAPService<SID> on server XXX with full rights.
Are there any other prerequisites .... anything I've overlooked ?
Help highly appreciated (with points)

Vitor,
You speak about Samba and mount. Isn't that only relevant in an AIX/UNIX environment ?
My environment is 100% Windows. All hosts are running Windows.
Hans

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