> On Thu, 31 Aug 1995, Larry J. Blunk wrote:
>
> >
> > > >Dave Andersen wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Lo and behold, Teri Frytz once said:
> > > >>
> > > >> [... MacTCP discussion deleted...]
> > >
> > > MacPPP uses MacTCP, so yes it uses the same resolver.
> > > I would recommend at least v2.0.4 of MacTCP.
>
> It was my understanding that MacTCP 2.0.4 has some bugs in it - the
> latest version is 2.0.6. I am not a Mac user let alone guru - just
> passing on what I was told.
>
There were some minor bugs fixed in 2.0.6, but that version also introduced
an "imcompatability:" host names with an underscore in them are rejected.
Apparently this is indeed spec (?) but there are still enough systems out
there with underscores in their names to cause problems for some people,
hence the 2.0.4 recommendation.
- dmt