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From: larry@tapa.UUCP (Larry Pajakowski)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: NetBIOS over TCP/UDP
Keywords: RFC 1001, RFC 1002
Message-ID: <590@tapa.UUCP>
Date: 14 Oct 88 14:10:11 GMT
References: <185@hsi86.hsi.UUCP> <957@asylum.UUCP> <187@hsi86.hsi.UUCP>
Reply-To: larry@tapa.UUCP (Larry Pajakowski)
Organization: Tapa Systems, Deerfield, IL
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Well we do run Netbios over UDP and are very pleased with it.  Here are
some reasons.

1.  Our primary reason is that we dos software developement for both DOS and
Unix/Xenix.  Our server is a Compaq-386/20 running Xenix.

2.  We have 1 set of source on the server for both Xenix and DOS in 1 place.

3.  We use SCCS on the Xenix side for all source.

4.  Our implimentation comes with ftp and telnet which allows us to test the
Xenix version from a DOS box.

5.  Dates and time stamps are preserved between the Xenix and Dos files.

6.  We had our choice of servers: Xenix, Vaxen under VMS, NCR towers etc.

7.  Dos developers can share the LASER printer on the Xenix system.

8.  Dos developers use uucp heavily to move files between remote sites.

9.  Other non technical personel are also on the LAN makeing for moving 
documents and mail easy.

All in all we are very pleased with the development environment.


Larry
larry@tapa