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From: andrew@knl.uucp (Andrew Finkenstadt)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Novell Advanced Netware 2.11
Message-ID: <15853@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 18 Jun 88 04:38:03 GMT
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We are considering purchasing a Novell Netware system.  We already have
Corvus PC/NOS (Version 1.2), and it has not performed well at all
in the "real-world" environment of applications programs using 
Btrieve, DOS 3.3, the Dos 3.3 APPEND Command, and the like.  For two months
we suffered through various errors ranging from "Btrieve Status=2" (I/O
error) to "File Allocation Table Bad, Drive G:" (major recovery time).
Finally we find out today that DOS 3.3 + PC/NOS + APPEND does not work.
"No, PC/NOS won't support more than 32Meg of data on one drive.  No, we can't
help you with your problem."  Argh!  Are all networking vendors like this?

Anyway, if somebody could e-mail us what Novell will and will not do in the
areas of support and disk sizing and the like, I would be forever grateful.



-- 
My employer pays me to work.  They don't pay me for my opinions.
-- 15 Jun 88 13:18 EDT      |-------------------------------------------------
Andrew William Finkenstadt  | BangPath: ...!att!osu-cis!knl!andrew
Kirk NationaLease, Inc.     | Internet: knl!andrew@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu
Sidney Ohio, 45365 USA      |-------------------------------------------------
----------------------------| Manager of Data Processing to President of Co.:
Boss, it's been 30 days since we got our new software.  We need to upgrade.