Date: Tue, 9 May 1995 09:11:05 +0100
From: Martin Granell <mag1007 AT hermes DOT cam DOT ac DOT uk>
Subject: Re: sockets-how_to_use?
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

Hiya,

   The tcplib package contains a sort of port of wattcp to djgpp. I say 
sortof because it isn't compatible with, for example, the wattcp demo 
source programs.
   The package allows you to use a packet driver to deliver unix-like 
networking sockets. (Currently only TCP). I haven't done any work on it 
over the last 3 months, and as I have exams in 22 days, I won't be doing 
any work on it until the end of june.
   If you can wait till then, I'll start improving it. If not, then you 
could do it yourself, but please tell me what changes you make so that I 
can incorporate them into the next version.
   If you know about how to program TCP/IP, then the code is not too hard 
to follow, so give it a try :).
   Warning: It is very much alpha. Last time I used it, when I compiled 
it with optimisation, extraneous characters crept into the socket pipe. I 
would recommend fiddling with it a lot before using it, as it is 
DEFINATELY NOT an off-the-shelf package, yet.

          Yours,


                 Martin Granell.