libsocket 0.7.2 Announcement
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libsocket Copyright 1997, 1998 by Indrek Mandre
libsocket Copyright 1997, 1998 by Richard Dawe
Portions of libsocket Copyright 1997, 1998 by the Regdos Group

Hello.

    I'd like to announce libsocket 0.7.2, the latest version of a BSD-style
socket library for DJGPP. libsocket uses Windows 3.x and '95's networking
services to provide networking functions to programs running in a DOS box
under Windows. It is primarily intended for TCP/IP networking, but sockets
using other protocols can be created.

    libsocket programs should be able to auto-configure itself to a certain
extent by obtaining Windows's TCP/IP settings. It also comes with a
configuration program, Netsetup, that should ease configuration when this
fails.

    It comes with some example programs and a large amount of socket function
documentation (man and HTML pages). A FAQ is also included, but needs more
questions - I've tried to anticipate many of them, but I'm sure it doesn't
answer all of them. Some pointers to further sources of information about
socket programming are provided. All the libsocket documentation is now on the
Web (see below), with a new design courtesy of Indrek Mandre.

    This list is mainly a bug fix release - please see the libsocket home page
for the changelog. Version 0.7.1 has a *huge* bug, and you should upgrade
immediately. The auto-configuration of the library still needs testing,
however. Any feedback on whether it works is just as welcome as feedback on
whether it doesn't work.

    libsocket is distributed under the GNU Library General Public License
(LGPL). It is available from the libsocket home page at:

    http://irix.bris.ac.uk/~rd5718/libsocket/

Hopefully it will appear on the DJGPP archive soon.

    If you have any questions relating to libsocket, please mail me and I'll
be happy to help.

    Thanks,

    Richard Dawe
    <rd5718@bristol.ac.uk>
    http://irix.bris.ac.uk/~rd5718/

    June 12th 1998
