--- cupsaddsmb.c.orig	2008-07-12 00:48:49.000000000 +0200
+++ cupsaddsmb.c.new	2010-07-09 13:40:41.000000000 +0200
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
  * Local globals...
  */
 
-int		Verbosity = 0;
+int		Verbosity = 0,
+		MaxTries = 2;
 const char	*SAMBAUser,
 		*SAMBAPassword,
 		*SAMBAServer;
@@ -133,6 +134,14 @@
 
       cupsSetServer(argv[i]);
     }
+    else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-t"))
+    {
+      i ++;
+      if (i >= argc)
+        usage();
+
+      MaxTries = atoi(argv[i]);
+    }
     else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-v"))
       Verbosity = 1;
     else if (argv[i][0] != '-')
@@ -243,8 +252,13 @@
   * Try to export it...
   */
 
-  for (status = 0; !status;)
+  int try = 0;
+  for (status = 0; !status && (try<MaxTries || MaxTries==0); try ++)
   {
+  if (Verbosity)
+    _cupsLangPrintf(stderr,
+		    _("cupsaddsmb: Export attempt #%d\n"), try+1);
+
    /*
     * Get the password, as needed...
     */
@@ -292,6 +306,7 @@
 		  "  -U samba-user    Authenticate using the named SAMBA user\n"
 		  "  -a               Export all printers\n"
 		  "  -h cups-server   Use the named CUPS server\n"
+		  "  -t maxtries      Maximal attempts (default: 2, 0 = infinity)\n"
 		  "  -v               Be verbose (show commands)\n"));
   exit(1);
 }