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Subject: Re: socket libraries for dos?
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Date: 6 Jun 90 20:38:53 GMT
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> I need to know just what libraries are available for DOS
> which emulate UNIX sockets.

The ones I know of are the MD-DOS/IP Wiscware stuff, FTP Inc, and  Wollongong.
I'm sure there are others, but those are the ones I know off the top of my
head.  Probably any company that provides an API for TCP/IP on DOS has 
a socket library, but I can't say this authoritatively. 

> Ideally, we would like a set of libs and drivers which we could 
> distribute with our package (our package is free for the taking, not
> in any way commercial).  Failing this, we would like to port it
> to as many socket implementations (that others are likely to have) 
> as possible.

If what you want is to write code that makes socket calls and then just
link in various different socket APIs and hope it runs, I'd say that it
should work, but probably won't.  Unfortunatly, I can't think of a 
solid reason other than experience.  After all, most C programs under
DOS should be portable between MSC and Turbo, but you always hear of
portability problems.  

Could you describe in a little more detail what your project is?  It sounds
interesting.  If you don't think it's appropriate for this group, please
send me email.

Disclaimer:  I'm on the md-dos/ip development team.


                        Joe Herman
                        U. of Md.
    
dzoey@terminus.umd.edu