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From: louie@TRANTOR.UMD.EDU ("Louis A. Mamakos")
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: UVax Ultrix Blues
Message-ID: <8712300401.AA15931@trantor.UMD.EDU>
Date: 30 Dec 87 04:01:10 GMT
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Gee, another chance to bash Ultrix networking code :->  The networking
code isn't as bad as that Milo;  they've moved up to a 4.3 alpha or beta
release before the tailer negotiation went in. 

I'd be real suprised if the release version of Ultrix 2.2 has the trailer
negotiation in it either.

I guess after putting in DECnet, LAT, and other stuff most UNIX
customers don't want, they ran out of time and didn't get a chance to
port the release 4.3 stuff.  It's not that Ultrix is crummy or that 
the folks in the Ultrix Engineering group are stupid.  They're not.
They've done some real neat stuff.  It's just not stuff that I (the 
customer) really wants.  

Oh well, maybe in 2.4 we'll even get Van's new TCP (though I doubt it).

louie