Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!waikato!aukuni.ac.nz!russell From: russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell J Fulton;ccc032u) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Unix vs Novell Message-ID: <1991Jan2.234444.11681@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz> Date: 2 Jan 91 23:44:44 GMT References: <25307@adm.brl.mil> <803@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM> Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand. Lines: 52 mercer@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM (Dan Mercer) writes: >In article <25307@adm.brl.mil> omega!ash@relay.eu.net (Andrew Hardie) writes: >:Unix users - >: >:I need your advice and support. >: >:We are about to install a pilot system of around a dozen users, as a >:precursor to a full system for around forty users, which will be used >:to prepare textual copy for a daily publication (text only, no pics). [stuff deleted] >: >:Andrew Hardie >:London, England-- >:Andrew Hardie >:London, England >:ash@omega.uucp >TCP-IP and Novell are not mutually exclusive for a variety of reasons: > 1. Portable NetWare - runs on several different UNIX platforms - > including NCR Towers (700's are quite fast) - you can login to > perfect backup device - automatically backing up in off hours). [stuff deleted] > 2. NCSA Telnet - TCP-IP and Novell networking can co-reside on the > same PC. In fact, we have a Novell NetWare network that I'm [stuff deleted] >-- >Dan Mercer >NCR Network Products Division - Network Integration Services >Reply-To: mercer@npdiss1.StPaul.NCR.COM (Dan Mercer) >"MAN - the only one word oxymoron in the English Language" There are also mail and printer spooling software available in the public domain. I can't remember the details (I'm not our network ghuru!) but I can find out if you need them. Both programs are based on the Clarkson packet drivers (which NCSA telnet uses to coexist with Novell). Russell. -- Russell Fulton, Computer Center, University of Auckland, New Zealand.