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This is Mars_nwe, a free NetWare(tm) emulator for Linux and UnixWare,
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written by Martin Stover, Marburg, Germany.
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>>>> Please read THE WHOLE of this file as it gives important
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>>>> information about mars_nwe, how you can get help and so on.
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This software is freely distributable under the GNU public license, a
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copy of which you should have received with this software (in a file
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called COPYING).
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WHAT CAN MARS_NWE DO?
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=====================
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Here is a very short list of what mars_nwe can do for you.
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- mars_nwe is a very functional clone of a NetWare server that runs
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under Linux. It works fine with the usual DOS client software that
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normally comes with your NetWare server.
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- mars_nwe offers file, bindery and print services for NetWare client
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software.
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- It was reported that if you patch your Linux kernel with the
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speed-enhancing patch in examples/, mars_nwe is slower than NetWare
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3.12, but FASTER THAN NetWare 4.1 on the same hardware.
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- mars_nwe does not include any user license restrictions. You can
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increase mars_nwe's licenses by simply recompiling it, and you can
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start any number of mars_nwe's on your network!
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- mars_nwe includes a RIP/SAP daemon that turns your Linux box into a
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fine IPX router.
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Related packages include:
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- mars_dosutils: Some utilities that should free you from having to
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use proprietary utilities when you want to use mars_nwe with DOS
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clients.
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- ncpfs: a linux-only filesystem allowing you to mount volumes
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exported by NetWare servers on your linux box. This is included as
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standard with Linux 2.0 and later.
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FTP SITE
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Martin Stover has no online internet site. New versions are always
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sent by uuencoded mail to Volker Lendecke, who puts them on
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ftp.gwdg.de:/pub/linux/misc/ncpfs. sunsite mirrors this directory in
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sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Filesystems/ncpfs.
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DOCUMENTATION
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=============
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There is not yet too much documentation available, look into the doc/
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subdirectory. As Martin's native tongue is german, the documentation,
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as well as a lot of the code comments are a mixture of english and
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german. This will certainly converge to english in the future. Feel
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free to increase the rate of convergence, see above for patches!
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INSTALLATION
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============
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look in doc/INSTALL or doc/INSTALL.ger
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HELP
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====
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To get help you can mail to and/or subscribe to LinWare mailing list:
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Topics for the list:
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- discussing mars_nwe server, its features, installation problems and bugs
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- using IPX protocol under Linux
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- IPX routing and router daemons under Linux
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- and, last but not least, the LinWare daemon
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You can subscribe to the list by sending command "add linware" in mail
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message body to address: "listserv@sh.cvut.cz".
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Your list postings should be sent to address: "linware@sh.cvut.cz".
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CONTRIBUTIONS
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If you want to contribute to the development of the software then
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please join the mailing list.
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Martin accept patches (preferably in "diff -u" format) and is
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always glad to receive feedback or suggestions.
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Remember that free software of this kind lives or dies by the response
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we get. If noone tells us they like it then we'll probably move onto
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something else.
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