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From: kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: modem/serial news and mail readers
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Date: 17 Dec 90 18:20:05 GMT
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In article <1990Dec15.031953.24134@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, resnick@cogsci.uiuc.edu
(Pete Resnick) writes:
> So, until Apple comes out with a SLIP driver for MacTCP, you are
> pretty much stuck. Even if and when they do, I would not want to be
> the one waiting for the news messages to download from the server!

Hmm, well we have a commercial package that will do the following over SLIP,
News (NNTP reader), Mail SMTP/POP2 (3 coming), telnet, FTP, etc...

Now this is not done over MacTCP, but when you are on a Mac not directly
on the network who cares if you using MacTCP?  Our package uses our builtin
TCP/IP stack to provide SLIP functionality.  We have educational discounts,
and can be reached at 703.709.9890 X231 sales.

Hope this helps.  As far as I know this is the only package that allows you
to do what you want over SLIP.

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Kurt Baumann                       InterCon Systems Corporation
703.709.9890                      Creators of fine TCP/IP products
703.709.9896 FAX               for the Macintosh.