From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Python 2.2.1 for DOS test release
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 22:30:12 +0100
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Hello.

deckerben wrote:
> 
> Richard Dawe wrote:
>
> > When you say "tries its own connection via comm port", do you mean that
> > the program should make a connection via modem and run all the networking
> > protocols itself? That's quite a task. Also it would not work very well on
> > a LAN.
> 
> True, but wouldn't it be even more challenging to build a module that
> supports a large array of external DOS networking drivers? I don't think
> that "one-size-fits-all" there, or am I mistaken?

Well, you've certainly got a large challenge there! 8)

But that's pretty much what Watt-32 does with packet drivers. You can get
packet drivers for LAN cards and modems.

Regards,

-- 
Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]