[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] new BOF

ddp+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Drew Daniel Perkins) (11/17/87)

I am conducting a BOF at the upcoming TCP/IP conference in Arlington VA
called "Standard socket level interface for PC's".  Many vendors now have or
will soon have resident TCP/IP code for PC's, however, there is no standard
interface.  Many of these vendors also have socket-style libraries or
resident code with no standard for which calls are supported or how one
interfaces to them.  The purpose of the BOF is to generate interest in
standardizing a BSD socket style interface to TCP/IP for IBMPC MS/DOS
applications.  All are welcome to attend, especially PC TCP/IP vendor
representatives.

Drew

kzm@TWG.ARPA ("Keith McCloghrie") (11/20/87)

Drew,

You say :

> I am conducting a BOF at the upcoming TCP/IP conference in Arlington VA
> called "Standard socket level interface for PC's".  

Are you specifically entitling the BOF such that discussion of interfaces
other than socket-style, are out of order ?

There have been some alternative suggestions which I think are worthy of
discussion (eg. TLI, a standard driver interface).

Keith McCloghrie
The Wollongong Group.