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From: CCECL@NUSVM.BITNET ("L. Chandra")
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: 3+Open Mail (was Re: Two TCP/IP stacks on one PC)
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Date: 3 Jun 90 16:21:15 GMT
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For historical reason, 3+Mail (and later 3+Open Mail) runs over XNS
transport rather then NetBios session. However, in 3+Open Lan Manager,
XNS transport (XNSTP) can be loaded and unloaded dynamically (just like
FTP Software's PC/TCP kernel). So one could still use 3+Open Mail
even if DOS workstation is running NBP NetBios (3Com propietery) or
RFC1002 NetBios. You would need to load XNS before running 3+Open Mail
and unload it after that.  I was told that 3Com is porting 3+Open Mail
to run over NetBios session. Does anyone have any information on this?

3+Open Mail over NetBios COULD have many advantages:
1. protocol independent.
2. able to use Lan Manager's authentication rather than using 3+Names.
   (ei one common password rather than 2 passwords).
3. do not require a separate Mail Minder program for mail arrival
   notification. Lan Manager's NetPopUp can be used.

ps: follow up to 3COM-L@NUSVM.BITNET since this has nothing much to do
with pcip.
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