DOCUMENT:Q115045  26-MAY-1995  [win32sdk]
TITLE   :Obtaining Public Domain Information About Windows Sockets
PRODUCT :Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit
PROD/VER:3.10 4.00 | 3.10 3.50 3.51
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS   | WINDOWS NT
KEYWORDS:kbref

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK), versions 3.1, 3.5,
   3.51, and 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows, version 3.1
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SUMMARY
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Anyone with FTP access to the Internet can obtain a vast amount of
information pertinent to the Windows Sockets API. The information is
available through anonymous FTP to sunsite.unc.edu in the /pub/micro/pc-
stuff/ms-windows/winsock directory. In the winsock directory, there is a
wealth of technical information, including specifications, applications,
DLLs for testing, and developers' guides not only from Microsoft, but also
from other vendors of Windows Sockets.

The following list gives a brief overview of the information contained in
the directory. This information can also be obtained from the READ.ME file
in the location mentioned above.

FAQ
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A list of frequently asked questions, with companion answers. Please send
additional questions or answers to towfiq@Microdyne.COM.

apps/
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Applications that have been written to run on top of the Windows Sockets
DLL. See the file READ.ME in the winsock directory for a description of
each application.

./incoming/
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A directory where submissions to the archive (such as sample programs)
should be placed.

packages/
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The winsock directory contains different vendors' WINSOCK.DLLs for testing
purposes as well as Windows Sockets development packages. See the file
READ.ME in this directory for a description of each package.

press-releases/
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Some of the press releases about the Windows Sockets.

winsock-archive/
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An archive of the winsock@Sunsite.UNC.Edu mailing list. (Send subscription
requests to listserv@SunSite.UNC.Edu.)

wsguide.doc
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The "Windows Sockets Guide," by Martin Hall, JSB (martinh@jsbus.com) in
Microsoft Word for Windows format.

wsguide.ps
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The "Windows Sockets Guide," by Martin Hall, JSB (martinh@jsbus.com) in
PostScript format. In the subdirectories winsock-1.0 and winsock-1.1, you
can find the specification in many different formats.

Additional reference words: 3.10 3.50 4.00 95
KBCategory: kbref
KBSubCategory: NtwkMisc

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