jackson@bdrc.bd.com (Gene Jackson) (02/12/91)
We are interested in finding a good tcp-ip system for Macintosh computers using ethernet. We would like for the Macs to be NFS clients using a SUN as an NFS server. We also need mail running on the Macs that can send and receive from SMTP. Thanks for any suggestions. We are particularly interested in hearing from users who have successful systems running. Gene Jackson jackson@bdrc.bd.com
rauscher@remus.rutgers.edu (Trott ++) (02/14/91)
>We are interested in finding a good tcp-ip system for Macintosh computers >using ethernet. Try a product called MacTCP. It's commercial, but it seems to be quickly becoming the standard for TCP/IP with Macintoshes. > We would like for the Macs to be NFS clients using a SUN >as an NFS server. Does it have to be NFS? There is a popular package call AUFS (Apple-Unix File Server) which allows you to mount Sun files on your Macintosh. Besides, if it were true NFS, you may run into problems with the differences between file formats of Macintosh and unix files( Mac files are split into data and resource forks, etc.). AUFS is part of a large package that allows your unix boxes and Macintosh to talk nicely. It is available via anonymous ftp to rutgers.edu. It is in src/ru-cap2.tar.Z. It is based on the Columbia Appletalk Protocol (CAP). Rutgers has been successfully running this for a couple years. > We also need mail running on the Macs that can send and >receive from SMTP. Thanks for any sugestions. We are particularly interested >in hearing from users who have successful systems running. A possible solution to this is POP Mail. (please refer to the rfc for it -- I don't know the number off the top of my head). In short, mail would be delivered to your unix box and sit there until your macintosh user asked for it (all done with some sort of nice interface). > Gene Jackson > jackson@bdrc.bd.com -Rich Rauscher