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From: bgribble@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Bill Gribble)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Dnet: Give me a clue.
Message-ID: <4413@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 15 Feb 90 05:29:40 GMT
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
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Hi.  I don't know if this is the right place to ask this, but ...

ok.  I've read a lot in c.s.a.* about dnet, and ftp'd it just recently.
  The problem is I can't figure out from the docs exactly what it is
  and isn't capable of.  Maybe wiser heads out there (listening, Matt?)
  can help.  Here's my system specs, in brief:
                - Amiga :-)
                - connected over terminal server (hardwired, NO modem)
                  at speeds of up to 38.4 kB to our cluster; the only UNIX
                  machine I have an account on is a Sequent Balance 
                  running Dynix
                - in my room, one of my roommates also has an Amiga,
                  also connected to the server
  From what I've read, reasonable expectations seem to be:
                - running an Apple(ugh)share-like system where my amiga
                  can access files in my jarthur account
                - assuming the near-future addition of a hard drive to
                  my system, that my roommate can somehow access it from his
                  computer.  
  Pipe dreams?  I hope not.  If dnet won't do what I'm talking about, is there 
something that will?  For free?  The hardware's in place, and I work for
Computing Services and know I can have some rein to experiment if something
funky can be done over the server (we're already working on campus-wide
Populous tourneys over the server), so feel free to be wild and crazy.

  Thanks in advance.

                                       Bill Gribble

no, i don't have a cute .sig, i know who i am.