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From: jbvb@FTP.COM ("James B. Van Bokkelen")
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: TCP API, binary standards
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Date: 23 Mar 91 04:01:20 GMT
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    Second, those who really are looking to do something about this should
    examine NetBIOS as a potential model.  It has its share of faults, but it
    has done what is needed in terms of setting a binary standard for the
    hardware interrupt and for the system calls to use it.

John and I have both had our noses bloodied by various undocumented Netbios
hacks and kludges, so I view it as an example of what could go wrong with
a common API as well: Fred's application works fine on FTP's but not on
e.g. KA9Q: who's to blame?

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