Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:44:59 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: An Family <anfamily AT sprintmail DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Lib Socket for WinSock2?
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On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, An Family wrote:

> SO GEEZUS.  Will Lib Socket or any other DJGPP WS lib support WinSock2?

It's in the works.  But don't ask when it will be ready.  This is done
by volunteers who have life beyond free software.

> I heard it was a driver problem, so has anyone figured out how to solve it?

Microsoft never meant for Winsock to be accessed by DOS programs.  A
way to call Winsock exists, but is undocumented, and it has changed in
Winsock2.  Somebody needs to figure out how to call Winsock2, and then
libsocket can be ported to support it.