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From: lloyd@na.excelan.com (Lloyd Spencer)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso
Subject: Re: OSI and BSD 4.4
Summary: Question regarding BSD 4.4 sockets interface
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Date: 9 Jan 90 17:06:22 GMT
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In article <33401@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>,
sklower@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Keith Sklower) writes:

> The next release of Berkeley Unix will indeed have an implementation
> of OSI protocols, which are mostly being contributed from elsewhere.
> IBM and the University of Wisconsin have contributed an implentation
> of TP0 & TP4, CLNP, ESIS; negotations are proceeding with the University
> of British Columbia concerning inclusion of their software implementation
> of X.25 (and possibly contributions from another individual).

We have also heard that BSD 4.4 sockets has undergone/will undergo some
minor modifications, presumably to handle CLNP addresses due to their
length.  Has any documentation (initial draft or otherwise) been published
or released for BSD 4.4 sockets?

Thanks,
Lloyd

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