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- From: pcg@aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Grandi)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.sys.novell
- Subject: Re: Novell bought USL?
- Message-ID: <PCG.92Dec31162920@decb.aber.ac.uk>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 16:29:20 GMT
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- In-Reply-To: evan@telly.on.ca's message of 29 Dec 92 14: 41:57 GMT
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- On 29 Dec 92 14:41:57 GMT, evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) said:
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- (Gary Heston) writes:
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- Gary> Unixware does not provide DOS-type networking support (IPX/SPX) as
- Gary> a server; only as a client (always possible that I missed
- Gary> something, though).
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- evan> The UnixWare Applications Server can be configured as a NetWare
- evan> server. Some services, such as MHS-to-UNIXmail routers and Novel
- evan> print services, are bundled.
-
- But, surprise, while the base UnixWare is fairly cheap, the server
- package is quite expensive -- about as much as the NetWare package.
- It is also more convenient to run (you get a timesharing system *and* a
- netware server), but less performing than a dedicated NetWare server.
- --
- Piercarlo Grandi, Dept of CS, PC/UW@Aberystwyth <pcg@aber.ac.uk>
- E l'italiano cantava, cantava. E le sue disperate invocazioni giunsero
- alle orecchie del suo divino protettore, il dio della barzelletta
-