Hello Jonathan!
30 May 96 03:09, Jonathan de Boyne Pollard wrote to James Mckenzie:
 JP>   If it didn't work for you, then you most likely had altered
 JP> something,
 JP>   forgotten to set PATH and ETC in your AUTOEXEC.BAT, or forgotten to
 JP>   configure or start the OS/2 side of TCP/IP.
I had to manually copy the winsock.dll that came with the IAK over to the 
directory that contained Trumpet Winsock.  The were no parameters to 
hange".
 JP>   This *definitely* works, because I've watched developers testing
 JP> WINSOCK
 JP>   applications on OS/2 boxes where TCP/IP for OS/2 (from OS/2 Warp
 JP>   Connect) had been installed.
I've done the same thing.  The problem is that OS/2's Winsock is not smart 
enough to call the dialer and fire that up ala "linkup.exe".
 JP>   I had to remind them to set ETC in their AUTOEXEC.BAT as well ...
 JP> (-:
Hmmm.  How about an example.  There is no SET ETC line in my autoexec.bat for 
either OS/2 or DOS (it remains on this machine because several programs 
require installation under read DOS).
 >> If he is running a Windows program, i.e.
 >> Netscape for Windows 3.1, then using Trumpet's Winsock is a
 >> GOOD thing.
 JP>   No it is not.  Trumpet WINSOCK does not forward the TCP/IP requests
 JP> to the OS/2 TCP/IP drivers, and so interferes with the operation of
 JP> the OS/2 TCP/IP drivers.
If he is running only NetScape Navigator, then using the Windows version of 
Winsock is recommended by IBM.  If he is running OS/2 applications requiring 
the use of the TCP/IP stack, then using the OS/2 version is recommended. 
Straight from the FAQ at IBM.
 >> JdeBP> To ensure that DOS and DOS+Windows applications can see the
 >> JdeBP> OS/2 TCP/IP services, ensure that in your Virtual DOS
 >> JdeBP> Machines the \TCPIP\DOS\BIN directory is on your PATH, and
 >> JdeBP> that ETC points to \MPTN\ETC.
 >>
 >> Hmmmm.  Is this for TCP/IP 3.0 that is included with Warp
 >> Connect?
 JM>>
 JP>   Yes.
Ok.  The appropriate changes must be made for use of the IAK that comes with 
Warp!.  The path statment is correct, but the ETC path is \TCPIP\ETC.
 >> Netscape is the only publically available secure browser.
 JP>   If you discount the widely published security holes.  (-:
Hmmm.  I've been to Netscape's home page, and no mention of "security holes" 
was made there.  A little more information please.  I would like to know 
about that because the minimum key size for 2.02E is 128 bits.
 JP>   There's also the Secure Web Explorer from IBM.  There are part
 JP> numbers and prices all over the place for it.  I'm surprised that you
 JP> had difficulty getting hold of it.
Yes, but can a student use Secure Web Browser for free?  Can a Not for Profit 
Organization obtain a site license for free?  No, well I can do both with 
Netscape.  Of course, I can go down to my local computer retailer and they 
can sell me, off the shelf, Netscape Gold 2.0 and plan on selling Netscape 
Gold 3.0 for $39.99.  Oh well, IBM's marketing strikes again.  The need to 
get shelf space so that they can sell.
James
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