Obtaining Public Domain Information About Windows Sockets

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0
• Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows, version 3.1

SUMMARY

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.

FAQ

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.)

wsguide.doc

The "Windows Sockets Guide," by Martin Hall, JSB (martinh@jsbus.com) in Microsoft Word for Windows format.

wsguide.ps

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.