DOCUMENT:Q85965  05-JUL-1996  [win32sdk]
TITLE   :Windows Socket API Specification Version
PRODUCT :Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit
PROD/VER: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
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The Windows Sockets API Specification version 1.1 is now available in
two formats. WINSOCK.DOC is a Word for Windows, version 2.0, document
and WINSOCK.TXT is an ASCII-text-format document.

These files contain the Windows Sockets API Specification version 1.1,
which defines a standard binary interface for tcp/ip transports based
on the Berkeley Sockets interface originally in Berkeley UNIX with
Windows-specific extensions. This specification has been endorsed by
20 leading companies, and defines the sockets interface in Windows NT.
The specification will be supported by various vendors in their
upcoming tcp/ip product releases for Windows for MS-DOS.

The Windows Sockets API Specification is contained in a file called WINSOCK
(contains ASCII text version) and a file called WINSOCKW (contains a Word
for Windows version) which is located in the Microsoft Software Library.

Download WINSOCK.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software
Library (MSL) on the following services:

 - Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
      Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download WINSOCK.EXE

 - Internet (anonymous FTP)
      ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \softlib\mslfiles directory
      Get WINSOCK.EXE

Download WINSOCKW.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software
Library (MSL) on the following services:

 - Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)
      Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download WINSOCKW.EXE

 - Internet (anonymous FTP)
      ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \softlib\mslfiles directory
      Get WINSOCKW.EXE
Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 3.10 3.50 4.00 95
KBCategory: kbref
KBSubcategory: NtwkWinsock

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