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- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 11:42:00 EDT
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- From: "Eric M. Boehm" <BOEHME@UNION.BITNET>
- Subject: RE: LPS and RTNV for Pathworks clients.
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- >Now, here comes the fun part: What exactly is a PATHWORKS client on the
- >Mac? As soon as the AppleShare (file server) part of PATHWORKS starts,
- >every Mac on campus can connect to that server, mount volumes, and so on.
- >The AppleShare client is part of our standard setup, and there's no way a
- >user can necessarily tell whether a service is being offered by a PATHWORKS
- >server, an Alisa server, or a MacII in somebody's office. How many client
- >licenses do we need? Remember, we're not using PATHWORKS as our
- >campuswide, documented, suported, etc. Mac solution (yet). At least access
- >to file services on our PATHWORKS test system can be controlled by
- >disallowing guest access, which we have done. But there's no way to
- >prevent someone on the other side of campus from using the print services.
- >To the Mac, it's just another printer on AppleTalk.
-
- The PathWorks client for Macintosh includes things like MacX, DECNET, NML, NCP,
- etc. It also includes AppleShare. Since you already have AppleShareee from
- another source, I would think you are okay. Assuming your MicroVAXes are license
- d
- as PathWorks for Mac *servers*, I think you have fulfilled your part of the
- licensing. Of course, if you wanted the components in the PathWorks for Mac
- client, you would need to purchase the license. DEC's opinion may differ.
-
- Eric M. Boehm
-