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echo: lan
to: BONG BENITEZ
from: JOHN DONOHUE
date: 1997-03-10 17:16:00
subject: Dos/95 Lan

 BB>      How can I send e-mail from a DOS client to the
 BB>      Win 95 Server and vise-versa ? What software do I need ?
I can't answer this one; we don't do Microsoft based email here. 
 BB>      Also, can I connect a Harddisk-less DOS computer later ?
Yes; you can do a floppy based MS Client for DOS install (a very minimal 
one). It works best on 2 drive systems; DOS system disk in A: and the MS 
Client on the disk in B:
 BB>      Can I use a BOOT ROM or use a diskette for booting ?
If you can find a boot rom that support MS Client. This wasn't something we 
ever considered for our operation. I was under the impression (based almost 
completely on ignorance) that boot ROMS were mostly for Novell networks. A 
couple of Novell 3.11 networks are the only lans I have seen personally that 
used diskless workstations and launched the client PC from a ROM on the 
network card. Maybe somebody in this echo with broader experience can answer 
this one.
 BB>      Have you tried making the DOS client to a DOS server ?
 BB>      I read somewhere of WG1049.EXE (from /softlib/mslfiles at
 BB>      ftp.microsoft.com). which makes your DOS client to a
 BB>      client/server system.
I never had a reason to look into this. We were running Lantastic 6.0 and 7.0 
for several years before we got into Microsoft based networking. Also, I was 
under the impression that while the Microsoft Client for DOS software was 
free (from Microsoft FTP site; also included in the NT3.51 and 4.0 Server CD 
ROMs) the Microsoft Workgroup Server for DOS software was not. Didn't see any 
reason to BUY something that duplicated functions we already had. 
--- Maximus 2.02
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