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>     * From: address@hidden (Michael Sokolov)
>     * Date: Mon, 11 May 98 10:29:25 -0400
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>Doug Kaufman <address@hidden> wrote:
>> My understanding is that for DOS applications, each application has its
>> own built-in TCP/IP stack, as opposed to Windows applications that share
>> a stack. The WATTCP stack is built into all the DOS binaries. What you
>> need is a packet driver to interface with your system. For a serial
>> dial-up connection, DOSPPP works well. For other connections, see the
>> CRYNWR packet driver collection (ftp://ftp.crynwr.com/drivers/).
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>DOS apps that behave like this (e.g., the DJGPP version of Lynx) are COMPLETELY
>MISGUIDED. This is NOT the proper way to write network software! I'm currently
>working on a de jure specification that will standardize the interface between
>DOS network apps and the system-wide TCP/IP stack and end the nonsense Mr.
>Kaufman is so fond of.

Utter nonsense. Your "specification" as yet doesn't exist, so either quit 
flaming people like Doug who have managed to create a working DOS port of 
Lynx with little or no help from you or shut up untill you have actually 
created the "interface" you keep ranting about. 

Personally, I doubt it'll ever see the light of day.






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>Sincerely,
>Michael Sokolov
>Phone: 440-449-0299
>ARPA Internet SMTP mail: address@hidden
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