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- Welcome to the KA9Q Internet Package!
-
- This file reflects the changes made up to version 870829.12. The major
- new feature since 870829.0 is the addition of full-blown support for
- AX.25 Level 2. It may be used to acknowledge IP datagrams on a
- hop-by-hop basis and also to communicate with conventional (i.e., non-TCP)
- AX.25 stations from the keyboard.
-
- A number of the commands relating to specific protocols (e.g., AX.25,
- TCP, IP, UDP) have been restructured in a hierarchical fashion. For
- example, the "digipeat" and "mycall" commands have been made subcommands
- under the "ax25" main command. See useguide.doc for details. NOTE: you will
- have to change your autoexec.net with this release!
-
- The .ARC files that make up the distribution are compressed archives that
- were created with version 3.5 of the PKXARC archive program. They may
- not be compatible with the ARC program produced by System Enhancement
- Associates, because the PKARC program knows more compression methods than
- ARC. For your benefit, a self-extracting archive PKX35A35.EXE has been
- provided. Run it to extract a program that can be used to extract the
- archives.
-
- The distribution is structured based on the directory structure used to
- create the software:
-
- NET_BM.ARC .\BM - sources to Bdale's Mailer, and Gerard's Gateway
- NET_DES.ARC .\DES - an implementation of DES (Data Encryption Standard)
- for possible use in validating logins, etc.
- NET_DOC.ARC .\DOC - all of the doc files
- NET_EXE.ARC .\EXE - executable programs and config files
- NET_SRC.ARC .\SRC - sources to NET.EXE
-
- TNC_ASH.ARC .\TNC\ASH - KISS for the VADCG and ASHBY boards
- TNC_LDR.ARC .\TNC\LDR - N4HY's KISS downloader in Turbo Pascal
- TNC_TNC1.ARC .\TNC\TNC1 - KISS for the TAPR TNC-1 and clones
- TNC_TNC2.ARC .\TNC\TNC2 - KISS for the TAPR TNC-2 and clones
-
-
- Whatever you do, *PLEASE* don't unpack all of the .ARC files in one directory,
- as there are duplicate names all over the place... Makefiles, README files,
- etc.
-
- After unpacking, look for a README file in each archive. Read this first,
- before you do *anything* else. Some are just informative, some are very
- important.
-
- Finally, we're constantly striving to improve this software, and the
- distribution as a whole. Comments may be forwarded to Bdale Garbee, N3EUA.
- Several of the Doc files include info on how to reach me...
-
- Above all, HAVE FUN!
-
- 73 - Bdale, N3EUA
- Phil, KA9Q
-