August 1, 1995 -- Phoenix -- Fenestra Software proudly announces the
release of FSSocket 1.1a, a "custom control" for Microsoft Visual Basic
for Windows that provides connectivity over TCP/IP networks using Winsock
v1.1 compliant protocol stacks.

FSSocket provides an easy to use wrapper around the Window Sockets API.
Properties and Events have been kept to a minimum while still providing
the Visual Basic developer with extensive controlover all aspects of
TCP/IP connectivity.

Highlights:

- Addresses can be specified using either standard IP address format
  or domain name format.
- Ports can be specified using either port numbers or service names
  such as "ftp".
- FSSocket can initiate connections (Client Mode) or listen for
  connections (Server Mode).
- Send and receive are fully buffered for slow (SLIP or PPP)
  connections.
- Full asynchronous operation.
- Supports both TCP and UDP protocols.

System Requirements:

- MS-DOS operating system version 3.0 or later
- Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 or later
- Microsoft Visual Basic version 1.0 or later
- A Winsock v1.1 compliant protocol stack

Availability:

A demonstration version of FSSocket is available at the following download
sites and/or their mirror sites:

Site Name    Address/Path

Simtel       ftp.coast.net
             /SimTel/win3/visbasic/fssock11.zip (v1.1)

CICA         ftp.cica.indiana.edu
             /pub/pc/win3/programr/vbasic/fssocket.zip (v1.0)
             (note fssock11.zip is in the upload directory)

             ftp.primenet.com
             /users/j/jcs/fssock11.zip (v1.1b.rc)

Technical support for FSSocket is available via e-mail to the following
addresses:

jcs@primenet.com or 70176,264 on CompuServe.

About Fenestra Software:

Fenestra Software is located in Phoenix Arizona and provides custom
software development tools for Microsoft Windows, Windows for Workgroups
and Windows NT.

Fenestra Software L.L.C.
P. O. Box 87347
Phoenix AZ 85080-7437
 
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