From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott)
Subject: Re: Let's write a FAQ file.
Reply-To: eps@cs.sfsu.edu
Organization: San Francisco State University
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 13:42:21 GMT

Yeah, it's about time.  But I'd like to see it split into
multiple pieces, perhaps with some redundancy/overlap.
This makes it easier [when perusing news.answers] to locate the
group of Q-A pairs you're most interested in.

Cryptic personal notes follow.

comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ 1/n: Introduction
	+ purpose of the newgroup
	+ e-mail availability
	+ where (if) articles are archived
	+ other relevant newsgroups/lists
	+ contributors to the FAQ postings
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: TCP/IP software: "IP and above"
	+ Freeware/shareware: what protocol stacks/applications
	  are out there, what the current versions are, where to
          find them, whether they are free or mandate payment for
          use, source availability, etc.
	+ Commercial: SunSubsidiary, FTP, B&W, etc. products,
	  addresses/phone numbers/e-mail
	+ Product feature comparisons
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: TCP/IP and MS Windows [Desqview]
	- What software's out there
	- What you can expect (pitfalls and limitations)
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: Packet Drivers (also NDIS and ODI)
	- perhaps this is better placed in comp.dcom.lans.*?
	+ What they are, what they do, how they work
	+ Crynwr (nee Clarkson) collection
	+ FTP sites for vendor-supplied drivers
	+ Where to find Packet Driver, NDIS, ODI specifications
	+ "shims" (DIS_PKT, ODIPKT, WINPKT, etc.)
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: TCP/IP-Novell coexistence
	+ BYUIPX, PDETHER, et al.
	+ Charon and Pegasus
	+ Interesting NLMs for mixed environments
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: NFS on MS-DOS systems
	+ SOSS
	+ Free NFS clients, or lack thereof
	+ Commercial products
	+ Execute-only files
	+ PKTD.SYS
	+ Is NFS "better" than Novell/LAN Manager/Banyan/etc.?
	+ Does anyone implement TCP/NFS?
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: hardware issues
	- perhaps this is better placed in comp.dcom.lans.*?
	+ All my interrupts are in use!
	+ Do I really need a 16 [32] bit adapter?
	+ Parallel port adapters
	+ Ethernet adapter comparison
	+ Token Ring adapter comparison
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: for programmers only
	+ BSD "sockets" API implementations
	+ ONC/RPC (Sun RPC) implementations
	+ PC/TCP programming (bugs, pitfalls, etc.)
	+ PC-NFS programming (bugs, pitfalls, etc.)
	+ What WINSOCK means to you (if anything)
	+ TSRs vs. DLLs
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: "I've fallen and I can't get up"
	+ Life beyond 640K: EMMs vs. networks
	+ SLIP [CSLIP, PPP] boot camp
	+ LPT redirectors
	+ INT 14
	+ NETBIOS
	+ PKTMUX, pro and con
	+ [How] can I back up my hard disk over the network?
	+ PCs as routers/bridges/terminal servers/print spoolers/sniffers
	+ When more than one person uses the same "personal" computer
	+ The other side: POP server implementations for UNIX/VMS/etc.
	+ What good is a LocalTalk card?
	+ KA9Q, NANSI, VT102 TSR
	+ Telnet with HP (etc.) terminal emulation?
	+ What about TN5250?
	+ Who speaks SNMP?
	+ ...Kerberos?
	+ What software can encrypt network data?
	+ [How] can I turn my PC into a multiuser Internet BBS?
comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ n/n: Miscellaneous
	- global topics, not "how tos"
	+ History and genealogy: MIT, NCSA, WATTCP, KA9Q ... and kin
	+ Networks and copy protection: discards that don't, magic ARPs
	+ Am I making myself more susceptible to COMPUTER VIRUSES???

This is by no means comprehensive.  :-)

					-=EPS=-
-- 
I'm not stupid, I'm not expendable, and I'm not *volunteering*!
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