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From: sfalken@caen.engin.umich.edu (Steve Falkenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: MacTCP & System 7.0b4
Message-ID: <1991Mar18.013625.18058@engin.umich.edu>
Date: 18 Mar 91 01:36:25 GMT
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In article <1991Mar15.233537.7831@swift.cs.tcd.ie>, brady@swift.cs.tcd.ie writes:
> 
> Does anyone know if MacTCP has been fixed yet for 7.0b4?
> Thanks
> Mike
> brady@cs.tcd.ie
> 
> 

MacTCP _works_ under seven, and has at least since A9!
It has to be in the System Folder, not in the Extensions folder or the
Control Panels folder.  The problem is with end-user applications
programs that use the Dynamic Name Resolver.  Apple shipped code that
searches the currently blessed folder for MacTCP (by type and
creator).  Unfortunately, it does not look in these other folders.
The only real fix involves re-compiling all programs to work with
the new folders, and do a PBCatSearch in the extensions folder for
MacTCP.

Incedently, this is going to turn out to be a real problem in the
short term for 7, since most applications don't yet take
advantage of these new folders.  Please, Apple, at least fix
MacsBug so it's in the Extensions folder and Debugger Prefs is in
the Preferences Folder!