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          Cover Letter for HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.5

          January 2005

          Dear Customer:

          Thank you for purchasing HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS network-
          ing software. The TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS software product
          is the OpenVMS implementation of the industry-standard TCP/IP
          protocol suite and Internet services for OpenVMS I64 and OpenVMS
          Alpha systems.

          For a complete description of this product, see the HP TCP/IP
          Services for OpenVMS Version 5.5 Software Product Description
          (SPD 46.46.19).

          Features

          The TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS software is based on the Berke-
          ley Software Distribution (BSD) Versions 4.3 and 4.4, with
          enhancements from HP.

          This release of TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS features the follow-
          ing enhancements:

          o  New platform support. TCP/IP Services supports the OpenVMS
             I64 platform as well as the OpenVMS Alpha platform.

          o  The failSAFE IP service supports IPv6.

          o  The IMAP mail service supports SSL (Secure IMAP).

          o  IPv6 enhancements to neighbor discovery and improved IPv6
             APIs.

          o  The libpcap API is supported.

          o  NTP has been upgraded to Version 4.2 and supports IPv6.

          o  SSH2 has been upgraded to Version 3.2 and supports IPv6.

          o  TCPDUMP has been upgraded to Version 3.8.3.

          o  The supplied header files for network applications have been
             updated.

          Release Notes

          The TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Release Notes describe the new
          features of the release in more detail, as well as the reported
          problems that have been fixed and the limitations of this re-
          lease. The release notes are located on the distribution media
          in the same directory as the software kits. For instructions
          about how to extract the release notes, refer to the TCP/IP
          Services for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration manual.

 






          Licenses

          For Alpha systems, the following TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
          licenses are available:

          o  The server license provides complete product functionality.

          o  The client license provides a subset of the server license
             product functionality. The client license does not include
             BIND, BOOTP, DHCP, failSAFE IP, TFTP, NFS server, PC-NFS, and
             the load broker.

          o  The client upgrade license provides a subset of the server
             license for customers who previously purchased a client
             license and now require full functionality.

          For OpenVMS I64, the Operating Environment (OE) includes the
          TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS product and a server license for
          it.

          Documentation Feedback

          HP prides itself on responding to customer needs. To continue
          serving you, we welcome your feedback about the TCP/IP Services
          for OpenVMS documentation. Please send us your feedback through
          any of the following channels:

          Internet:     openvmsdoc@HP.com

          Fax:          603 884-3799, Attention: OSSG Documentation, ZKO3-
                        4/U08

          Mail:         Hewlett-Packard Company
                        OSSG Documentation Group, ZKO3-4/U08
                        110 Spit Brook Rd.
                        Nashua, NH 03062-2698



















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