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Anyone with FTP access to the Internet can obtain a vast amount of information pertinent to the Windows Sockets API. The information is available through anonymous FTP to sunsite.unc.edu in the /pub/micro/pc- stuff/ms-windows/winsock directory. In the winsock directory, there is a wealth of technical information, including specifications, applications, DLLs for testing, and developers' guides not only from Microsoft, but also from other vendors of Windows Sockets.
The following list gives a brief overview of the information contained in the directory. This information can also be obtained from the READ.ME file in the location mentioned above.
A list of frequently asked questions, with companion answers. Please send additional questions or answers to towfiq@Microdyne.COM.
apps/
Applications that have been written to run on top of the Windows Sockets DLL. See the file READ.ME in the winsock directory for a description of each application.
./incoming/
A directory where submissions to the archive (such as sample programs) should be placed.
packages/
The winsock directory contains different vendors' WINSOCK.DLLs for testing purposes as well as Windows Sockets development packages. See the file READ.ME in this directory for a description of each package.
press-releases/
Some of the press releases about the Windows Sockets.
winsock-archive/
An archive of the winsock@Sunsite.UNC.Edu mailing list. (Send subscription requests to listserv@SunSite.UNC.Edu.)
The "Windows Sockets Guide," by Martin Hall, JSB (martinh@jsbus.com) in Microsoft Word for Windows format.
The "Windows Sockets Guide," by Martin Hall, JSB (martinh@jsbus.com) in PostScript format. In the subdirectories winsock-1.0 and winsock-1.1, you can find the specification in many different formats.
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Keywords : kbnetwork kbAPI kbNTOS310 kbNTOS350 kbNTOS351 kbNTOS400 kbSDKPlatform kbWinOS310 kbWinOS95 kbWinsock kbGrpNet
Issue type : kbhowtoLast Reviewed: July 31, 1998