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From: FASTEDDY@DFTNIC.GSFC.NASA.GOV (John McMahon - NASA GSFC ADFTO - 301-286-2045)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Comparison...
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Date: 20 Jul 89 14:43:44 GMT
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Recently there was a "comparison list" posted on the merits of the various
flavors of TCP/IP for PCs and their ilk.  Has anyone ever compiled a similar
item for VAX/VMS systems (and their ilk) ?

My prime concerns would be:

1 - Applications (Telnet, FTP, NFS, SMTP, FINGER, Etc.)
2 - System Overhead (Some products use a "smart" board for the lower-level IP
    stuff, etc.)
3 - Standards Compliance (At least one manufacturer does not support the 
    format of HOSTS.TXT [argh])
4 - Nameserver support
5 - Support for connections "other than Ethernet"

If one hasn't been done...  I'll work on it...

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