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From: ccastvf@prism.gatech.EDU (Vincent Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Telnet 2.4Beta & MacTCP
Message-ID: <13111@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 28 Aug 90 21:53:16 GMT
References: <13043@hydra.gatech.EDU> <15384@reed.UUCP>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In <15384@reed.UUCP> rbrewer@reed.bitnet (Robert S. Brewer,Box129,7771551,,7754134) writes:

>In article <13043@hydra.gatech.EDU> ccastvf@prism.gatech.EDU (Vincent Fox) writes:
>>The 2.4Beta I found for ftp is the MacTCP version. Strangely enough
>>zaphod.ncsa.uiuc.edu doesn't have the MacTCP drivers nor does
>>Sumex. Any ideas where I can dig up a copy?

>The reason you can't find MacTCP for anonymous ftp is because it is a
>copyrighted work, and _not_ publicly redistributable. You can purchase a one
>copy license from APDA for ~$100, or if you belong to an organization, you can
>get a site license ($1000-$2000?). There are some products (like Mathematica)
>which have MacTCP bundled with them. Better call APDA...

>Disclaimer: Not that it really matters, but I am affiliated with Wolfram
>Research, Inc., makers of Mathematica.

Okay, next obvious question to the net. Has NCSA decided to make us
dependent on purchasing MacTCP? The nice thing about it to me was being
able to ftp to zaphod.ncsa.uiuc.edu and grab the latest copy. If NCSA
has decided to stop including the drivers in their new version, we will
just have to stick with 2.2. MacTCP is fine for a few machines, but
very expensive for clusters full. Plus the problem that your average
MacDummy will come along, open the control panel, and type some random
numbers into the IP number box to see what happens.