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From: srodawa@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Dr. Srodawa)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: PD PC-NFS
Message-ID: <3219@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 2 Oct 90 05:42:09 GMT
References: <9009282024.aa21819@louie.udel.edu>
Reply-To: srodawa@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Dr. Srodawa)
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI
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In article <9009282024.aa21819@louie.udel.edu> ROsman%ASS%SwRI05@D15VS178A.SPACE.SWRI.EDU writes:
>Did I miss it, did someone actually answer the original question? The original
>question(s) were:
>
>	(1) Does a PD version of Sun's PC-NFS Client exist?
>
>	(2) Where can I FTP it from.
>
>I saw a message that indicated that it was included with 4.3BSD-reno, but 
>rooting around in UCBARPA and UCBVAX hasn't revealed anything.  Please copy me
>on any response, we're having some mail troubles.

YES!  The Berkeley announcement of 4.3BSD-reno stated that it includes a PD
client and server for NFS.  But, they aren't releasing portions of 4.3BSD-reno
separately..you have to buy the package.  The cost is low (to universities)
and requires an existing 4.3BSD license.  One would have to implement the
BSD interface used by the NFS code to complete a PC-NFS client.  Of course,
this might be able to be borrowed from other PD packages.  So..
1.  A PD NFS client exists, but it would have to be converted to run in
PC-land.
2.  It can't be ftp'ed right now..but probably could be made available
by sites which have purchased 4.3BSD-reno.

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