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---Begin attached file MHSINFO.TXT---

Attached you will find a listing of what's new.
This file contains listings of things that have
changed on NETWIRE during the last week.
Enclosed in the file are directions on how to
request and receive these files.
*****************************WhatsNewFile************************
Compliled:      November 25, 1992
By Greg Thomas (GTHOMAS)                          Provo TIS Group
New Novell uploads:             November 14 1992 - November 25, 1992
Format for requesting these or any other files from the MHS NetWire
Gateway:
DaVinci                                     Coordinator
To: Netwire:Admin                           To: Admin @ Netwire
From: username                              From: username
Subj: filename                              Subj: filename
*****************************************************************
[76702,414]     Lib: 1
NVCBT3.ZIP/Bin  Bytes: 270191, Count:    0, 25-Nov-92            Last:**Never**

  Title   : Update to Novell System Manager CBT Course
  Keywords: PTF-P-515 CBT NOVELL EDUCATION SYSTEM MANAGER

  Maintenance Update for Novell System Manager: v3.1 CBT course this .ZIP file
  contains an updated file that allows your Novell System Manager: v3.1
  CBT course to work under Windows 3.1.  The updated file will also work
  under Windows 3.0.  (Novell Upload)!
  Lib 2

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
SEC.TXT/Asc     Bytes:    225, Count:   86, 24-Nov-92            Last:25-Nov-92

  Title   : Security Enhancements for NetWare 386
  Keywords: NETWARE 386 SECDOS SECPRN SECUT1 SECUT2 SECUT3 SECOS2 SECSYS

  If you are looking for any of the above files please go to the NOVFILES
  forum to download them.  Type go Novfiles at the ! prompt and follow the
  instructions.

[76701,176]     Lib: 1
ACEMOD.TXT/Asc  Bytes:   9215, Count:   31, 24-Nov-92            Last:25-Nov-92

  Title   : ACEMOD.TXT, Modems supported by Access Server
  Keywords: ACEMOD.TXT ACCESS SERVER ACEMOD MODEMS MODEM LIST

  ACEMOD.TXT is a list of the modems supported by Access Server if PTF 341 or
  PTF 342 have been applied.  This ACEMOD.TXT (dated 11/20/92) replaces an
  earlier ACEMOD.TXT (dated 10/26/92) which incorrectly included 5 modems
  which are not yet supported (a GVC, a Lightning, a Penril, 2 Zooms).

[76701,166]     Lib: 1
L11P01.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:   7576, Count:   87, 20-Nov-92            Last:25-Nov-92

  Title   : Patch Files for NetWare Lite v1.1
  Keywords: PTF-P-556 NETWARE LITE V1.1 PATCHES

  This file contains the latest patches for NetWare Lite  1.1.  This file
  contains the following patches: Stackfix.pat, Opendev.pat, In28fix.pat,
  Reconfix.pat, clprintr.pat and Compopen.pat.    (Novell Upload!)
  Lib 10

[76701,171]     Lib: 1
TBA001.TXT/Asc  Bytes:   4018, Count:  101, 16-Nov-92            Last:25-Nov-92

  Title   : Using SQLWindows v3.1 w/ NetWare SQL Gupta Router
  Keywords: PTF-A-141 GUPTA SQLWINDOWS ROUTER NETWARE SQL 3.1 3.0

  This text file contains instructions for using the Gupta SQL Router
  for NetWare SQL version 3.0 with Gupta SQLWindows version 3.1.
  (Novell Upload!)
  Lib 7

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
FYI492.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:   6543, Count:  327, 16-Nov-92            Last:25-Nov-92

  Title   : FYI492.ZIP
  Keywords: NOVELL FYI S OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER FOURTH QUARTER
            FYI492.ZIP

  This is the FYI's for the fourth quarter of 1992.

 Attached you will find a listing of what's new.
This file contains listings of things that have
changed on NETWIRE during the last week.
Enclosed in the file are directions on how to
request and receive these files.
*****************************WhatsNewFile************************
Compliled:      December 4, 1992
By Greg Thomas (GTHOMAS)                          Provo TIS Group
New Novell uploads:             November 26 1992 - December 4, 1992
Format for requesting these or any other files from the MHS NetWire
Gateway:
DaVinci                                     Coordinator
To: Netwire:Admin                           To: Admin @ Netwire
From: username                              From: username
Subj: filename                              Subj: filename
*****************************************************************
[76701,171]     Lib: 1
TBA001.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:   5632, Count:   29, 04-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : Using SQLWindows v3.1 w/ NetWare SQL Gupta Router
  Keywords: PTF-A-141 GUPTA SQLWINDOWS ROUTER NETWARE SQL 3.1 3.0

  This file contains a text file which contains instructions for using the
  Gupta SQL Router for NetWare SQL version 3.0 with Gupta SQLWindows  version
  3.1.  Also included is an updated TUTORNWS.WTS to replace the script file
  shipped with NetWare SQL version 3.0.

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
WELCOM.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:  11412, Count: 2397, 26-Jun-92(03-Dec-92) Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : Helpful Files Describing NetWire
  Keywords: HELP NETWIRE FORUMS MESSAGE POSTING RULES HINTS NOVELL

  WELCOM.ZIP is a collection of helpful files for the NetWire user.  It
  contains the NetWire Forums organization chart (FRMORG.TXT), and examples
  for  how to post a message on NetWire (HOW2POST.TXT), and a copy of the
  rules  (RULES.TXT) you should follow in using the system.  (Novell Upload!)


[76701,176]     Lib: 1
WANRUL.TXT/Asc  Bytes:  32756, Count:   78, 03-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : Rules of Thumb for Wank Lanks
  Keywords: WANRUL.TXT WANRUL WAN LINK LINKS ROUTER RULE RULES THUMB

  WANRUL.TXT is the the "Rules of Thumb" for NetWare WAN Links.   WAN Links is
  Novell's wide area networking router product. It replaces; Link X.25,
  Link/64, and Link/T1.

  The only difference between this upload of WANRUL.TXT and this upload
  is that the first upload was missing many carriage returns. (Novell
  Upload!!)
  Lib 9

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
TOPISS.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:   6820, Count:  149, 03-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : TOPISS.ZIP
  Keywords: NOVELL TOPISS TOP ISSUES OCTOBER TOPISS.ZIP

  Top Issues for the month of October.  (Novell Upload!)

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
MON175.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:  53900, Count:  283, 03-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : Keeps console locked under all conditions MONITOR
  Keywords: PTF-P-557 FIX FIXES GPPE SERVER MONITOR.NLM V1.75 NETWARE V3.11

  This file corrects a problem with previous versions of MONITOR.NLM for
  NetWare v3.11 that could cause a General Protectin Processor Exception
  (GPPE) on the server.  This would generally occur when MONITOR was loaded
  for extended periods of time.  This version keeps the console locked in
  cases such as PServer being unloaded remotely vis PCONSOLE.  (Novell
  Upload!)
  Lib 4

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
FYIXLA.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:  33760, Count:   41, 03-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : FYIXLA.ZIP
  Keywords: NOVELL FYI XLAN

  These are FYI's for XLAN products.  (Novell Upload!)
  Lib 11

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
FYIMAC.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:  73072, Count:   81, 03-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : FYIMAC.ZIP
  Keywords: NOVELL MAC MACINTOSH FYI S

  FYI's for the MAC.  (Novell Upload!)
  Lib 11

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
FYIDEV.ZIP/Bin  Bytes: 352268, Count:   53, 03-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : FYIDEV.ZIP
  Keywords: NOVELL FYI BTRIEVE NWSQL XTRIEVE NETWARE CLIENT API SERVER

  FYI's for products dealing with BTRIEVE, NWSQL, XTRIEVE, NetWare Client
  API's NetWare server API's.

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
FYICOM.ZIP/Bin  Bytes:  25176, Count:   67, 03-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : FYICOM.ZIP
  Keywords: NOVELL COM FYI S

  These are the FYI's for the COM products
    (Novell Upload!)
  Lib 11

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
CNA10.EXE/Bin   Bytes:  60971, Count:  187, 03-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : CNA10.EXE
  Keywords: NOVELL TEST TESTS CNA CNA10.EXE CNA10

  This is the practice tests to help in the preparation of taking the CNA
  exams. (Novell Upload!)
  Lib 2

[76701,176]     Lib: 1
WSDRUL.TXT/Asc  Bytes:  23535, Count:  155, 02-Dec-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : 3270 LAN Workstation for DOS, Rules of Thumb
  Keywords: WSDRUL.TXT WSDRUL WORKSTATION RULE RULES THUMB 3270 DOS SAA SNA

  WSDRUL.TXT is the Rules of Thumb for NetWare 3270 LAN Workstation for
  DOS Version 3.0.  It contains important information regarding hardware
  and software compatibilty together with valuable configuration
  information. It should be read before any decisions are made regarding
  hardware and software to use with 3270 LAN Workstation for DOS.

  Perrformance and features information is also provided. (Novell Upload!!)
  Lib 9

[76702,451]     Lib: 1
LWP41.REL/Asc   Bytes:   4347, Count:  376, 30-Nov-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : LAN WorkPlace for DOS v4.1
  Keywords: LWPD V4.1 TCP IP HOST PRESENTER SLIP PPP FTP

  INTEROP FALL, SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 27, 1992  - PRESS RELEASE

  Novell announces a new version (4.1) of LAN WorkPlace for DOS



  (Novell upload!)
  Lib 2

[76702,451]     Lib: 1
LWKSHP.REL/Bin  Bytes:   3979, Count:  198, 30-Nov-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : LAN WorkShop
  Keywords: LAN WORKSHOP TOOLKIT API TIRPC SOCKET LIBRARY

  INTEROP FALL, SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 27, 1992 - PRESS RELEASE

  Novell introduces LAN WorkShop, a development toolkit package



  (Novell upload!)
  Lib 2

[76702,451]     Lib: 1
LWKGRP.REL/Asc  Bytes:   4817, Count:  296, 30-Nov-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : LAN WorkGroup
  Keywords: LAN WORKGROUP TCP IP SERVER-BASED RAPID FILER ODI

  INTEROP FALL, SAN FRANCISCO  -  OCTOBER 27, 1992 - PRESS RELEASE

  Novell introduces LAN WorkGroup, a server-based connectivity package



  (novell upload!)
  Lib 2

[76702,451]     Lib: 1
LNZLRN.TXT/Asc  Bytes:    881, Count:  176, 30-Nov-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : LANZ and LZFN literature
  Keywords: LANZ LZFN SELF-PACED HANDBOOK NOVELL PRESS

  Sources of information on LANZ and LZFN: Novell Application Notes LANZ
  Handbook Self-paced LZFN course

  (Novell upload!)
  LIB 8

[76702,451]     Lib: 1
LNZDRV.TXT/Asc  Bytes:    518, Count:  316, 30-Nov-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : LZFN PROMISCUOUS MODE DRIVERS
  Keywords: PROMISCUOUS MODE LZFN DRIVERS ODI

  DOS ODI drivers that passed promiscuous mode and Ptest
  functionality testing. (Novell upload!)
  LIB 8

[76702,451]     Lib: 1
LANTRN.TXT/Asc  Bytes: 262180, Count:   59, 30-Nov-92            Last:06-Dec-92

  Title   : LANtern Network Monitor Technical Reference
  Keywords: LANTERN TECHNICAL REFERENCE SNMP

  This file is an abstract which contains helpful information regarding  the
  functionality of the LANtern Network Monitor.  It includes the latest
  (entire) LANtern MIB. (Novell upload!)
  LIB 8

[76702,414]     Lib: 1
NVCBT3.ZIP/Bin  Bytes: 270191, Count:   94, 25-Nov-92            Last:07-Dec-92

  Title   : Update to Novell System Manager CBT Course
  Keywords: PTF-P-515 CBT NOVELL EDUCATION SYSTEM MANAGER

  Maintenance Update for Novell System Manager: v3.1 CBT course this .ZIP file
  contains an updated file that allows your Novell System Manager: v3.1
  CBT course to work under Windows 3.1.  The updated file will also work
  under Windows 3.0.  (Novell Upload)!
  Lib 2
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Media Alert
December 8, 1992

PROGRESS SOFTWARE ENHANCES DATABASE CONNECTIVITY ON THE NETWARE
PLATFORM

PROGRESS NLM Server Now NetWare Tested And Approved


Overview:  Today, Progress Software is announcing the availability
of a new version of the PROGRESS 6.2M NLM Server that is NetWare
Tested and Approved. This product allows Novell NetWare v3.11 users
to build and deploy distributed applications which span PC, UNIX,
VMS, and AS/400 platforms while offering extra assurance of reliable
network functionality.

Among its new capabilities, the PROGRESS NLM Server provides
additional options for users who need to share databases across a
variety of computing platforms. Specifically, it now allows access
via TCP/IP from PROGRESS clients in UNIX, VMS, DOS, Windows, and OS/2
environments. This provides TCP/IP clients and SPX/IPX clients with
simultaneous access to a NetWare v3.11 based PROGRESS database. The
product also now supports NetWare for SAA to gain connectivity to a
PROGRESS/400 Server on an AS/400.

In addition to the PROGRESS NLM Server, the company offers the
PROGRESS DOS Server. Progress Software recently certified that the
DOS Server product supports Novell's NetWare Lite. This gives
peer-to-peer network users an extremely cost-effective and easy way
to implement PROGRESS applications by allowing a single DOS-based
system on a NetWare network to act as both a database and file and
print server.

Progress Software provides NetWare customers with a unique ability
to scale from single-user PC applications to peer-to-peer networks
that use NetWare Lite to enterprise-wide networks that use NetWare
v3.11.


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NOVELL LICENSES  ELECTRONIC BOOK TECHNOLOGIES' DYNATEXT FOR
ON-LINE INFORMATION DELIVERY


PROVO, UTAH -- November 30, 1992 -- Novell today announced a
licensing agreement with Electronic Book Technologies (EBT) that
allows Novell to convert its printed manuals into electronic
documents for display on multiple platforms. EBT's DynaText
publishing software will be used to produce on-line documentation
on all Novell products.

NetWare 4.0 is one of the first products expected to incorporate
the new on-line documentation technology.

"This technology enables our customers to access our product
documentation from their desktops," says Mary Burnside, Executive
Vice President of Novell's Corporate Services Group. "For the first
time, they will be able to view, search and print documentation
under all major desktop operating environments, including DOS,
Windows, Unix and Macintosh. These new tools give our customers
instant access to the information they need to use our products
more effectively."

DynaText displays and manages documents formatted in the SGML
(Standard Generalized Markup Language), an emerging international
standard for electronic and printed information. Converting Novell
documentation to SGML not only provides Novell customers with
advanced tools such as DynaText, but also allows Novell's OEMs,
translators and strategic partners to modify product documentation
more easily.

"We are very pleased that Novell is taking a leadership position in
bringing SGML into the mainstream PC marketplace by using it as the
basis for an open standards-based information delivery system," says
Louis R. Reynolds, EBT Founder/CEO. "This could very well establish
Novell's products as the open standards-based electronic book
delivery medium of choice for information publishers who want to
reach millions of users across a variety of computer environments. "

"EBT's DynaText technology forms the basis for an electronic
information system that will eventually unite on-line versions of
manuals across all Novell product lines," says Peter Jerram, Director
of Novell's Corporate Publications Group." The system links all
documents in a central information pool, whether they're associated
with the same product, other products, or other types of information
resources altogether."

Customers who purchase the appropriate indexing software from EBT
can convert their own documents to electronic books readable at any
workstation on which Novell's on-line manuals have been installed.
The new on-line information system makes it possible to place
NetWare 4.0 documentation, along with the software, on CD-ROM.

Novell, INC. (NASDAQ:NOVL) is an operating system software company
and the developer of network services, specialized and general
purpose operating system software products, including NetWare,
DR DOS and UnixWare. Novell's NetWare network computing products
manage and control the sharing of services, data and applications
among computer workgroups, departmental networks and across
business-wide information systems.

Electronic Book Technologies, Inc. (EBT) is the leading worldwide
supplier of SGML-based electronic information delivery systems.
Headquartered in Providence, R.I., EBT is a privately held company
specializing in state-of-the-art solutions for the publication and
delivery of a new generation of dynamic electronic books. EBT's
DynaText System is the first in a series of electronic information
publishing tools built around the international SGML standard.


                   UnixWare is Shipping (PR)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For More Information Contact:
Melanie King, Univel, 408/473-8797
Stacy Williams, 415/329-0289

UNIVEL SHIPS  UNIXWARE

Available Through 43 Distributors;  Over 150 Major Developers To Ship
Products For UnixWare

Univel Announces Details Of Customer Support and  Education Programs

SAN JOSE, California - December 8, 1992 - Univel, a partnership between
Novell, Inc. and UNIX System Laboratories, Inc., today announced that it
is shipping in volume the UnixWare family of network computing products
to distribution partners.  UnixWare is Univel's new client-server
NetWare-ready UNIX operating system designed to allow customers to develop
and deploy core-business applications in a distributed computing
environment.

The company also announced that UnixWare is now available through 43
distributors worldwide, and that over 150 major hardware and software
vendors are shipping or announcing availability of their products for
UnixWare, including Oracle, WordPerfect, Ingres, Frame, and 3COM.  In
addition the company has completed arrangements to include Univel course
offerings in the 800 worldwide Novell Authorized Education Centers (NAEC)
and specialized NAEC locations to help UnixWare users maximize their
productivity.  Service and support is provided through Univel and Novell's
multi-vendor and service structure.

"The UnixWare product family should find instant favor with customers who
are looking for an ideal client-server platform for right-sizing host and
minicomputer-based applications in a heterogeneous, multi-vendor computing
environment," said Joel A. Appelbaum, Univel president and CEO.  "In
addition to shipping the product, we have put in place the necessary
support, education and distribution programs, as well as  securing major
third party tools and horizontal applications, to ensure that our
customers will be able to take full advantage of UnixWare's features."

"With UnixWare, Novell's customers can access a robust, easy-to-use
version of the popular UNIX operating system optimized for the NetWare
environments," said Raymond Noorda, president and CEO of Novell, Inc.
"With NetWare and UnixWare, customers now have a rich set of complimentary
building blocks for new network-based distributed applications."

"We chose to partner with Novell in creating Univel to marry the
strengths of UNIX SVR4.2 to the power of NetWare," said Roel Pieper,
president and CEO of UNIX System Laboratories.  "UnixWare is the result of
our partnership and a powerful solution for corporate client-server
computing needs available through many distributors.  I think we have a
winner."

Service and Support
UnixWare service and support will be provided by distributors, system
integrators, resellers and other Univel support partners.  As a part of
the total Univel service solution, Novell's worldwide service response
centers and the Technical Support Alliance (TSA) will act as a first line
of support.  Univel will provide backup support for its partners.  TSA
provides customer support for multi-vendor network computing environments
and has 34 vendor members.

Education and Training
Univel will use the Novell training and education infrastructure to
deliver the training for resellers, distributors, developers, and end
users.  (See additional news release for more details on education and
training programs.)

Products
UnixWare features a modular product architecture that enables system
growth from a stand-alone platform or networked client to a fully
functional client-server environment. The UnixWare product family consists
of three core products:  a client, called the Personal Edition, a server,
called the Application Server, and a Software Development Kit (SDK).  The
UnixWare Personal Edition is a powerful single-user UNIX system designed
for seamless integration with NetWare. The UnixWare Application Server
provides distributed, multi-user access to UNIX applications and
incorporates both TCP/IP and IPX/SPX networking.  The Software Development
Kit provides a complete set of development tools and documentation for
programming in the UnixWare environment.

Pricing
The UnixWare products are available immediately.  The UnixWare Personal
Edition will be priced at (U.S.)$495, the Application Server will be
priced at $2495,  and the Software Development Kit will be  priced at
(U.S.)$995.  European language versions will be available in first quarter
1993 and a Japanese language version will be available soon after.

Also available are the Personal Edition add-ons priced at (U.S.)$295 for
UnixWare TCP/IP & NFS, (U.S.)$395 for the UnixWare Personal Utilities, and
(U.S.)$95 for the UnixWare Encryption Utilities.  Add-ons for the Software
Development Kit will be priced at (U.S.)$395 for the UnixWare Motif
Development Tools and (U.S.)$345 for the UnixWare Driver Development
Tools.

Available in the first quarter of 1993 will be the Personal Edition
add-ons priced at (U.S.)$195 for UnixWare C2 Auditing and (U.S.)$395 for
Windows Merge for UnixWare.  The UnixWare Application Server add-ons will
be priced at (U.S.)$995 for Multi-user Windows Merge for UnixWare,
(U.S.)$3285 for Veritas Advanced File System for UnixWare, and (U.S.)$195.
for UnixWare C2 Auditing.

Pricing is MSRP and applies in the United States and Canada only.  For
pricing outside the United States and Canada, customers should contact
their Univel or Novell Authorized reseller.

Univel, founded in December of 1991, is a partnership between Novell,
Inc. and UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.  The company is chartered with
growing the UNIX system and network computing market by providing open
system software solutions for distributed enterprise-wide computing.
Univel's UnixWare family of products incorporate the most powerful,
user-friendly, graphical UNIX SVR4.2 operating system available today
while providing seamless integration to NetWare.  Univel, headquartered in
San Jose, is located at 2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, CA 95131.
Telephone:  408/473-8788.  Fax:  408/473-8774.

-- 40 --


Univel and UnixWare are trademarks of Univel.  UNIX is a registered
trademark of UNIX System Laboratories, Inc.   NetWare is a registered
trademark of Novell, Inc.  All other company, brand, and product names are
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.



      Novell Ships In-Place Upgrade to v3.11 from NetWare 2.1x and 2.2.
      -----------------------------------------------------------------

   You can now convert NetWare 2.1x or 2.2 Server to NetWare 3.11 directly!
   (No longer are your forced to go from one server to another, or to copy
   the contents of the server's disk to interim storage during an upgrade!)

PROVO, UT (DEC. 7) BUSINESS WIRE - Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) Monday announced it is
shipping its NetWare In-Place Upgrade Utility v1.0 allowing customers to
easily upgrade to NetWare v3.11 from NetWare v2.1x and NetWare v2.2.

   This new utility is part of Novell's strategy to allow customers to
quickly and cost effectively move to more advanced versions of NetWare as their
networking needs grow.

   NetWare v3.11 meets the requirements of customers who need a networking
platform that integrates diverse computing environments throughout their
company into a single enterprise-wide network.

   NetWare v3.11 also allows customers to take advantage of a robust set of
network services including file, print, communications, database and
messaging to effectively and efficiently run their business.

   "Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for customers to upgrade to
products that meet their growing networking needs," said Ladd Timpson,
product line manager for Novell's NetWare Products Division.

   "This tool, in addition to the across-the-wire upgrade utility announced
earlier this year, helps to meet this goal by simplifying and automating
the process of upgrading from NetWare v2.1x and NetWare v2.2 to NetWare v3.11."

   The new NetWare In-Place Upgrade Utility augments the utility announced
earlier this year by allowing customers to upgrade a NetWare server without
having to move data across the network. The conversion takes place using
the disk in the server to be upgraded.

   The earlier utility upgraded the server by moving data to a designated
server or backup device, upgrading the server and reinstalling the data to the
upgraded server. With this new upgrade tool customers can now choose the upgrade
utility that best meets their requirements.

   In addition, the NetWare In-Place Upgrade Utility preserves customers server
environment by automatically converting NetWare v2.1x and NetWare v2.2
information into a NetWare v3.11 bindery format for use in the newly
upgraded server.

   The NetWare In-Place Upgrade Utility is now available on NetWare and
NetWare Express at nocharge. The NetWare In-Place Upgrade Utility file name is
2XTO3X.ZIP. The Across-the-Wire utility is named MIGRAT.ZIP. Customers should
contact their local Novell Reseller or sales office for NetWare Upgrade
pricing.

                              Excerpt from
                               Readme.doc
                                   for
                        NetWare In-Place Upgrade

NOTE: Be sure to read the complete README.DOC file included in the file
      2XTO3X.ZIP for complete information.

*************************************************************************
I.  DESCRIPTION:
*************************************************************************

This In-Place Upgrade utility uses the NetWare v3.11 operating system to
upgrade a NetWare v2.1x or v2.2 file system and bindery to a NetWare
v3.11 file system and bindery.  After the file system is upgraded, the
INSTALL utility provided with NetWare v3.11, v4.0 and future versions of
v3.x can be used to place the new operating system files on your server's
hard disks.

If your current server has an 80386 or higher microprocessor, then the
In-Place Method provides the easiest way to upgrade your server.  Unlike
the Transfer Method, the In-Place Method only requires one server.  The
Backup Device Method upgrades as files are restored from a tape.  The In-
Place Method reformats your hard disk's NetWare partitions without losing
any data.  However, it is less flexible since volumes cannot be resized.
See the ASCII file, "2XUPGRDE.DOC", for a more detailed description of
the trade-offs between upgrade methods.


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II.  FILES:
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The following files come with 2XTO3X.ZIP:

File Name      Size    Date      Time    Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2XUPGRDE NLM   83,934  11-18-92   1:10p  In-Place Upgrade NLM v1.00
README   DOC   11,036  12-03-92   3:56p  Complete Readme File
2XUPGRDE DOC   39,761  12-02-92   9:20a  In-Place Upgrade Documentation
ERRORS   DOC   19,012  12-02-92  10:19a  In-Place Upgrade Error Messages

           ----------
TOTAL:        153,743


The above documentation is also available in PostScript on NetWare
Express:

File Name      Size    Date      Time    Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2XUPGRDE PS   898,202  12-02-92   3:36p  Documentation in PostScript
ERRORS   PS    87,629  12-03-92   2:31p  Error Messages in PostScript


The files listed below are also required for the In-Place Upgrade.  They
are found on your NetWare v3.11 SYSTEM-1 and SYSTEM-2 diskettes.  The
file sizes and release dates may be different than those shown:

File Name      Size    Date      Time    Description
------------------------------------------------------------------------
From the SYSTEM-1 diskette:
SERVER   EXE  895,455  08-09-91  1:41p   NetWare v3.11 OS

From the SYSTEM-2 diskette:
MAC      NAM   14,977  11-13-90  4:48p   Macintosh Name Space
DCB      DSK   18,613  02-12-91  9:08p   v3.11 Disk Driver
ISADISK  DSK   11,610  07-08-92  9:57a   v3.11 Disk Driver
PS2ESDI  DSK*   7,781  04-07-92  3:24p   v3.11 Disk Driver
PS2MFM   DSK    8,759  01-31-91 11:01a   v3.11 Disk Driver
PS2SCSI  DSK    9,577  02-12-91  9:03p   v3.11 Disk Driver


WARNING: The PS/2 ESDI disk driver (PS2ESDI.DSK) currently shipping with
     NetWare v3.11 has some known problems.  An updated PS/2 ESDI disk
     driver has been developed and is currently being tested.  It will be
     made available shortly.  We recommend that you do not use this In-
     Place Upgrade for your PS/2 ESDI disks until after the new driver is
     available.


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III.  FILE SYSTEM DIFFERENCES:
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When upgrading from NetWare v2.x to v3.x with the In-Place Upgrade
utility, you may notice some differences between the v2.x file system and
the v3.x file system.  Some of these differences and limitations are
listed below.

DISKS:
o  In NetWare v2.x, disk blocks are limited to 4 KB.  NetWare v3.11
   allows block sizes of up to 64 KB.

o  Secondary mirrored disks are not upgraded.  If the In-Place Upgrade
   fails, these secondary mirrored disks can be used to quickly restore
   the server to NetWare v2.x.

o  Disks with a maximum of 64 heads and 1024 cylinders can easily be
   upgraded.  Disks with more heads or cylinders can also be upgraded;
   however, they will not be utilized efficiently.

o  Disks must have at least 10% free disk space to upgrade.  This is to
   allow for NetWare v3.x's larger directory entry structures (4 times
   larger), larger FAT structures (2 times larger), and mirrored DET and
   FAT tables.

o  Disk space can be set aside to create a DOS partition.  However, it
   must be formatted using the DOS FDISK and FORMAT commands.  These DOS
   utilities work only on internal hard disks.

VOLUMES:
o  NetWare v3.11 allows for 8 volumes per disk, even though v2.x allowed
   for up to 16 volumes per disk.

o  Volumes cannot be resized.  They remain the same size as before the
   upgrade.

o  The optional DOS partition reduces the available size for volume SYS:
   by the number of megabytes specified for the DOS partition.

DIRECTORIES/FILES:
o  DOS directory and file names are shortened from 14 characters to
   conform to the DOS 8.3 format.  Name conflicts are given numbered
   extensions, starting with ".001".

o  NetWare v2.15 allowed file names with an extension greater than 3
   characters.  All extensions are now truncated to 3 characters.

o  NetWare v2.x directories named "PIPE" are renamed to "PIPE.001".
   "PIPE" is a reserved word in NetWare v3.x.

o  Free and salvage nodes (directory entries) are not upgraded.

o  Rights are now assigned at both the file and directory level.

o  File attributes are changed during the upgrade.

o  Directory attributes are changed during the upgrade.

o  NetWare v3.x is configured with a default that limits subdirectory
   depth to 25 levels.  This can be overridden by adding "SET MAXIMUM
   SUBDIRECTORY TREE DEPTH = xxx" command, where xxx is between 10 and
   100, to the STARTUP.NCF file.

o  Obsolete and incompatible v2.x files are retained, such as VAP files.
   They must be removed by the user.

MEMORY:
o  The upgrade may take more RAM memory than the server normally needs.
   Servers normally cache only part of the Directory Entry Table (DET).
   However, during the upgrade the entire DET of a disk is cached.

BINDERY:
o  In NetWare v2.x, passwords are encrypted for greater security, and
   therefore cannot be retained during the upgrade.

o  The user SUPERVISOR is not given a password, even if random passwords
   have been selected.  To avoid inadvertent access to the server, the
   network supervisor should promptly set their password.

o  Core printing services are not upgraded.  Printing capabilities must
   be added after the upgrade.

o  Random passwords are 20 characters long and are limited to uppercase
   letters.


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IV.  NETWARE V2.2 VS V3.11 SPECIFICATIONS:
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Specifications:                    NetWare v2.2    NetWare v3.11
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Hard disks per server              32              2,048
Hard disks per volume              1               32 (16 if mirrored)
Volumes per server                 32              64
Volumes per hard disk              16              8
Directory entries per volume       32,000          2,097,152
Maximum volume size                255 MB          32 TB
Maximum file size                  255 MB          4 GB
Maximum addressable disk storage   2 GB            32 TB
Maximum addressable RAM memory     12 MB           4 GB


File System:                       NetWare v2.2    NetWare v3.11
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Maximum volume name length         15 characters   15 characters
Maximum directory/file name length 14 characters   12 characters
                                                   (8.3 DOS format)
Name space support                 DOS             DOS
                                   Macintosh*      Macintosh
                                                   UNIX, FTAM, OS/2
Disk block sizes                   4 KB            4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32
                                                   KB, 64 KB

*NOTE: Macintosh Name Space support was introduced with NetWare v2.15.



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