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Date:      Wed, 6 Nov 1996 22:37:17 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        "J.C. Archambeau" <jca@accessnv.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: IPX Support?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961106223635.12066T-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.90.961105210011.3706A-100000@bighorn.accessnv.com>

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On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, J.C. Archambeau wrote:

> I apologize for not defining my needs more clearly.  I've been essentially
> off the internet for about 5 years after moving here from San Diego and
> didn't subscribe to an ISP until recently.  It's basically like stepping
> out of a time capsule.  A lot has changed online since I was off the
> internet back in '91.

You can say that again!  

> I stated Novell compatability since it is what I am familiar with and the
> fact that commercial MS-DOS/Windows applications work in a Novell
> network environment without much of a hassle.  The only other alternative
> without doing some research to my knowledge is PCNFS but I don't know if a 
> freeware version is available at this time.  Doubtful since I haven't
> seen anything on usenet regarding a freeware PCNFS.

There is a PCNFS called XFS that doesn't work the best but does work.
However Windows Networking and Novell are better implementations.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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