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To: ToySoldier who wrote (21355)	3/23/1998 9:48:00 AM
From: Jim McCormack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42771

Toysoldier - Excellent we can Talk about Native IP! First we know Novell has taken a very positive Step in supporting a "Pure" TCPIP internet standard protocol suite. I think it is a very positive development. However - let me play devil's advocate :) The Migration to Netware 5.0 will require "Compatibility Mode" and a "Gateway" between the old and new Netware. It will require any number of applications to be rewritten if they are to be "Pure" implementation of TCPIP. Novell and MS are in the same game - Encapsulation. Lets ponder this - What if this compatibility mode is slower then SPX/IPX alone! Very likely IMHO - so by upgrading to 5.X you could actually slow down your network because you have to support both protocol sets. The Migration sounds messy and once again the installed base will drag it's feet unless the path is clear and concise... I see this as a MAJOR issue that will conspire to freeze the market for upgrades until all the leaders (Gartner, Mags etc...) define a pathway and explain the issues for the masses.... Enjoyed your post (I am off today so I am surfing the net this morning) Jim Mccormack

To: ToySoldier who wrote (21355)	3/24/1998 10:42:00 PM
From: Jack Whitley	Respond to of 42771

<<So what does that mean to the industry? That means that NetWare 5 can run completely an internet protocol which makes it substantially more compatible to the internet than its competitors.>> Thanks for the information. Very helpful. Jim M., thanks for your thoughts as well. All very helpful. To the person who responded offline, thanks for taking the time to provide the very helpful information. By the way, did anyone see the paragraph in InternetWeek a few weeks ago that showed customers downloaded 5 million copies of Netscape's browser in January from their website and that many in February as well. They expect to download 60 million copies this year since it became free. If they can maintain themselves as an ongoing concern, I find this to be positive. jww