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From: les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: STARLAN-10 with UNIX on a 6383
Message-ID: <7478@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 18 Jan 89 03:58:40 GMT
References: <3148@cbnews.ATT.COM> <2251@cfctech.UUCP>
Reply-To: les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell)
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In article <2251@cfctech.UUCP> norm@cfctech.UUCP (Norm Meluch) writes:
>Here's a summary of the connection of UNIX and DOS over STARLAN as I know it.
>			An exception might be PMX STARmail.
>			This might allow direct mailing of
>			files between PC's via a server.  Haven't played with
>			that program yet.

Yes, you can attach files to a mail message.  If you use a unix server, the
mail is passed over the network to the normal unix transport (an enhanced
/bin/mail is provided to allow binary file handling - too bad everyone doesn't
have this).  Inbound mail stays in the unix mailbox until the PMX client
asks for it so you can read it either way.

                        [MSKERMIT] 
>			Not sure if kermit upload and download
>			is possible with this program.  Copy is much easier.
>			Guess i should RTFM (*.DOC file).
>
Yes, mskermit 2.31 and up will do file transfers over the net with the
unix host.  Also, you can go between 2 dos machines (this should work on
any netbios compatible net) by putting one in server mode and connecting
to it from another machine.  This is handy where you don't have a common
server.

Les Mikesell