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  >*** Quoting Matt Bedynek to Frank Ramsey dated 10-26-96 ***
  >> Reason I wonder,, I see places that run NETX and wonder if VLMS are new
  >> and better why don't network admins prefer them?
RW>Matt,
  >It may be the old saying 'if it aint broke, dont try to fix it'  :}
  >Why change a system thats running reliably, even if its for something 
better
  >When a version of Novell comes out that wont run Netx, they may have no 
opti
  >but to change..
  >The first time I tried VLM's, the server abend'd as soon as they loaded..  
:
  >Didnt need this in the middle of a work day..  I have never figure'd why 
t
  >happen'd, but it never happen'd again..
  >I didnt do any tests, but I think VLM's were a bit slower then Netx..
They are. They take up more memory, and are more cumbersome since there
are more files to deal with. But, they are more reliable. That is, they
don't lose connection nearly as much as the old netx did.
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