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From: jenner@post.ntu.edu.au (Bob Jenner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Re: Obtaining MacTCP
Message-ID: <1990Dec12.161210.478@darwin.ntu.edu.au>
Date: 12 Dec 90 06:42:09 GMT
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Organization: Northern Territory University
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In article <1$F^+V_@rpi.edu> Garance_Drosehn@mts.rpi.edu (Garance Drosehn) 
writes:
> We've run into some confusion here at RPI on how a person is supposed to 
> get MacTCP.  According to our contacts in Apple, if any product requires 
> MacTCP then it is supposed to *come* with MacTCP.  Individuals are not 
> expected to buy it (any more than individuals are expected to buy the 
> Communications Toolbox).
> 
> If this is wrong, could someone correct me?  If you don't have MacTCP 
and 
> you want to use a product that requires MacTCP, how are you supposed to 
> obtain MacTCP?  With the product, or on your own from APDA?
I can only quote my own experience (not good). We had to pay a site 
license to Apple - $1k- then some weeks later sign documents to state we 
weren't making H- bombs. Somewhat later, the license arrived sans Mac TCP. 
Several angry phone calls later, it was established that I still had to 
buy Mac TCP ($85A) from AAPDA (Oz version of APDA). Guess what? Version 
1.01 was not available in Oz!
The whole execise took *weeks* and cost us $1135 (had to join AAPDA as 
well - $50). Let me say though, the end result is worth it. NetNerws 
reader and Hyper FTP are great applications.

Disclaimer: I'm not really bitter and twisted.

Bob Jenner, Northern Territory University
Computing Dep't.
PO Box 40146, Casuarina NT Australia 0810
Tel 089-466397