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Re: NeXT on a Token Ring network?

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From: Eric P. Scott
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 06:19
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In article <1992Apr1.224959.925@casbah.acns.nwu.edu>
	dan@dsullivan.kellogg.nwu.edu (Daniel Sullivan) writes:
>I would like to connect a NeXT into network of PCs that run Novell Netware  
>overa Token Ring network.

Double-barf.

>                           In particular I would like to be able to get files  
>from their server and to exchange mail with them.  (They use something called  
>cc mailer.)

Triple-barf.

>What kind of hardware do I need?  My understanding is that a bridge is  
>expensive (>$1000).  Do I need such a thing?

I'll be impressed if you can do this for under $6000.

>What kind of software do I need?

MHS<->SMTP gateway software maybe?

>                                  Will NS 3.0 be sufficient?

I doubt it.

					-=EPS=-
-- 
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