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From: rmh@apple.com (Rick Holzgrafe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: What does Responder INIT do?
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Date: 18 Aug 90 00:38:55 GMT
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In article <3860@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> 
gaynor@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor) writes:
> In article <95300005@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu> johnsone@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
> >
> >What does the Apple INIT "Responder" do?  I've looked in the manuals I 
have
> >that came with my SE/30, but seem unable to find a reference to this 
INIT.
> >
> >Thanks.
> 
>         If I don't miss my guess, Responder functions over AppleTalk,
> sending out various information on who you are and what you're doing.
> It works with Apple's network management software; I believe the name
> is InterPol.

This isn't gospel, but I'm pretty sure Responder does *not* send out 
information about "what you're doing". The boss can't use InterPoll to see 
that you're playing Tetris. What Responder does is return information 
about the type of machine you are running, what your Chooser name is, and 
what versions of System software you are running. This can then be used to 
find out (for example) who the culprit is that still hasn't upgraded to 
LaserPrep 6.0.

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