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In article <93026.111925FARID@FRECP12.BITNET> Farzad FARID <FARID@FRECP12.BITNET> writes:
>  We've got got a Token Ring network with 200 computers running either
>ms-dos 5.0 or OS/2 2.x with (Dos ) Lan Requester 3.0 and TCP/IP OS/2 1.2.1.
>Many people under Dos use CUTCP or Winqvtnet with the Clarckson packet
>drivers, and I've found a neat implementation of the POP3 protocol that uses
>these packet drivers and Turbo Vision. We would like to generalize the use
>of TCP/IP and POP for our mail because we can use our Sun's mailer without
>having yet another mail circuit that would only work on the PCs.We've even
>found a POP implementation for Mac.
>Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any implementation of the protocol
>under OS/2 :(. So I'd like to use temporarily the dos apps. My question
>is : Is there any way to get Lan Req 3.0, TCP/IP 1.2.1 and the packet
>drivers work together ? I've vaguely read that Lan Req 3.0 can run a certain
>number of Dos network apps, but of course these are mainly IBM's software
>(those that use netdev.sys for example).
>  Can anyone help me by telling me if it is possible or not and, even
>better, if there is a POP3 implemetation under OS/2? Thanks.

It will work if you have Network Transport Services/2, which provides
802.2 services to the DOS sessions.  Assuming your software can speak
802.2, you'll be all set.

NTS/2 is available from IBM Direct in the United States for about $55.
IBM Direct can be reached at 800-IBM-2-YOU.

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