[comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc] Address for FTP Software

balenson@mimsy (01/05/88)

Would someone please email me (balenson@mimsy.umd.edu) the
current address and telephone number for FTP Software in
Cambridge, Mass.

Thanks.

balenson@mimsy.UUCP (David M. Balenson) (01/05/88)

Would someone please send me (balenson@mimsy.umd.edu) please
send me the current address and phone number for FTP software?

Thank you.

jbvb@ftp.UUCP (James Van Bokkelen) (01/05/88)

Our address in the current Vendor's Guide ought to work, but this has a
couple of minor improvements:

	FTP Software Inc.
	P.O. Box 150
	Kendall Sq. Branch P.O.
	Boston, MA  02142

	Phone: (617) 868-4878
	Telex: 981970

We are physically in Cambridge, as is Kendall Sq., but the USPS says
to call it "Boston".  Who are we to argue...

James VanBokkelen
FTP Software Inc.
spdcc!jbvb@harvard.harvard.edu  (until SRI gets us into the root servers)

RICART@UMDC.BITNET (Glenn Ricart) (01/14/88)

We have John Romkey's code here at Maryland in source form, and enhanced
under the IBM contract.  This is probably better than you can get from
FTP software, and at a surely lower price...Glenn

jbvb@ftp.UUCP (James Van Bokkelen) (01/14/88)

   Date:         Wed, 13 Jan 88 22:30:17 EST
   From: Glenn Ricart <harvard!cunyvm.cuny.edu!UMDC.BITNET!RICART>

   We have John Romkey's code here at Maryland in source form, and enhanced
   under the IBM contract.  This is probably better than you can get from
   FTP software, and at a surely lower price...Glenn

Yes, the IBM-funded source is available to UMD, and a few other schools with
relationships with Big Blue.  Since the only details I've seen on what your
package contains/does refer to the version that Yorktown productized, I can
only say that ours has more hardware drivers, and more programs than IBM's.
The only one they have that we don't is POP.

jbvb

ROMKEY@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU (John Romkey) (01/14/88)

>We have John Romkey's code here at Maryland in source form, and enhanced
>under the IBM contract.  This is probably better than you can get from
>FTP software, and at a surely lower price...Glenn

Ah, but after all, it's my code of three years ago, not my code of this
year. Now how much would you pay? :-)

Seriously, FTP Software has a number of source customers. We're not at all
averse to selling source. I'm not sure that the enhancements under the IBM
contract are better than you can get from FTP, though.
				- john romkey
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RICART@UMDC.BITNET (Glenn Ricart) (01/14/88)

The previous message was intended to be a private response to Balenson...
  .... sorry for the inadvertent broadcast.

The claim of "probably better" had to do with a particular application and
should not be taken as a blanket opinion (or even my opinion in your
particular circumstances). .... Glenn