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diff --git a/docs/SOCKETSHR.announce b/docs/SOCKETSHR.announce new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4c08a01 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/SOCKETSHR.announce @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +LYNX SUPPORT FOR SOCKETSHR/NETLIB 28-AUG-1996 +--------------------------------- + + +What is SocketShr? +------------------ + +SOCKETSHR is Eckhart Meyer's socket library interface to the MadGoat NETLIB +package, which provides a vendor-independent interface to the VMS TCP/IP +transports. Using this, the same image will run over any of the available +packages, including UCX, Multinet, CMU, Pathway access and TCPWARE. + +SocketShr and NETLIB are separately available libraries that MUST be installed +before LYNX can use them. + + +How to get NETLIB and SOCKETSHR +------------------------------- + +FTP: + + ftp://ftp.kcl.ac.uk/default/socketshr.* + ftp://ftp.wku.edu/fileserv/socketshr.zip + ftp://ftp.spc.edu/macro32/savesets/socketshr.zip + + ftp://ftp.kcl.ac.uk/madgoat/netlib.* + ftp://ftp.wku.edu/madgoat/netlib017.zip + ftp://ftp.spc.edu/macro32/savesets/netlib017.zip + + +By E-Mail: + send the following commands in a mail message: + + SEND SOCKETSHR.PACKAGE + SEND NETLIB.PACKAGE + + To: + vmsserv @ kcl.ac.uk + +Other server's may also contain these packages. + +NETLIB is copyright of MadGoat Software; SOCKETSHR is copyright of Eckhart +meyer. + + +Preliminary Setup of SOCKETSHR +------------------------------ + +Once SOCKETSHR has been installed, TWO logical names should be defined: + + SOCKETSHR Point to the appropriate shareable image + SOCKETSHR_LIBRARY Point to the directory containing SOCKETSHR.H + and IOCTL.H + +Both should be defined /system /exec + + +Building LYNX +------------- + +Run the BUILD.COM procedures and select the SOCKETSHR_TCP option. This will +build an image that will run over the SOCKETSHR/NETLIB routines. + + +Andy Harper +Kings College London +A.Harper@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk |