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<From calypso-2.oit.unc.edu!sunsite.unc.edu!winsock Tue Mar 29 12:19:40 1994
<Date: Tue, 29 Mar 1994 15:13:58 -0500
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<From: "Wayne F. Tackabury" <[e-mail]>
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<Subject: Winsock v.2 questions
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<My apologies if the following questions have been answered in detail...I've
<been away from the list for a few weeks.  All have to do with the promise,
<power, and passion of Version 2 Winsock.

<1.  So Winsock over IPX is *definitely* in, right?  Has anybody else
<implemented this prior to v.2?  Is this actually such a big deal
<interface-wise, or are all the required SAP calls covered by available
<GetXByY() semantics?

<2.  Has anybody independently set a target date for V.2 specification
<availability?  Product interoperability doability?

<3.  What are the issues in v.2 currently causing debate and consternation in
<the community?  I remember something about Winsock-over-OSI as a bit of a
<bear to pin down, but I lost track of that argument, and don't know if any
<other came to take its place.

<4. (somewhat related) some time ago, I sent Martin Hall a rambling set of
<suggestions for Winsock v.2, one of which (application capability to change
<local host transport address) I now realize is covered in Berkeley Sockets
<under the "interfaces" IOCTL family (along with ARP cache management,
<getting the mask values, etc.).  Has this family, or any other family of
<IOCTLs not currently spec'ed in 1.0a, been identified for v.2 inclusion?

<Thanks in advance!!

<-- Wayne
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<Wayne F. Tackabury                       Cayman Systems, Inc.
<400 Unicorn Park Dr., Woburn MA  01801   Internet: [e-mail]
<Voice: [phone]                    Fax: [phone]
<CompuServe: 73207,3650                   AppleLink: D0523

I've been doing quite a bit of organisational work trying to get
everyone's input on WinSock2 arranged into some logical functionality
groupings and working out how best to ensure best progress once
we all start discussing it in earnest.
I'll be publishing details to the list real soon now.
Martin

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