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From: ral@aristotle-gw.jpl.nasa.gov (Roger Lighty)
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Subject: Ref  Volume 8 : Issue 167 ==> dbm
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> When I tried to use a dbm database from Sun386i and Sun-3 (both running
> SunOS 4.0.1), I encountered a strange effect.  If the dbm file is created
> on a Sun386i, I cannot read it from the Sun-3 (and vice versa) !

I am not familiar with the dbm, however if you use xdr (3N) to translate
data into and out of an "external representation", that should get around
your problems.  XDR is a lower level protocol under NFS.  We use it for
our data 'packets' between

SUN 3
SUN 4
MASSCOMP

(& potentially SUN 386i, PC's, ... -- but not implemented in our
application; though PC-NFS would give that data transport).

-- roger