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- From: backman@FTP.COM (Larry Backman)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
- Subject: Re: Named Pipes
- Message-ID: <9209081813.AA14488@ftp.com>
- Date: 8 Sep 92 18:13:41 GMT
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- >>
- >> .... Still, this leaves the question, where are the RFC 1001/2 equivalents
- >> for doing Named Pipes on TCP/UDP? Not worth the effort??
- >>
- >> My personal opinion (which may be from way out in left field, since I've
- >> not done any actual named-pipes applications) is based on my understanding
- >> that Microsoft based named pipes on a Netbios-style flat namespace, with
- >> broadcast name defense implied. This works badly in an internetworking
- >> environment, just like Netbios. I think you can run at least some
- >> named-pipes applications with a glue layer that thranslates to Netbios calls,
- >> and that appears to be satisfying whatever demand there is...
- >>
- In past lifetimes I've implemented the named Pipes protocol. Save your
- energy Keith; it makes 1001/2 look pretty :-).
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