Cover Letter for HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.6

              June 2006

              Dear Customer:

              Thank you for purchasing HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
              networking 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 5.6 Software Product
              Description (SPD 46.46.21).

              Features

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

              This release of TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS features the
              following enhancements:

              o  A new version of the BIND resolver that brings several
                 API updates and new features.

              o  The BIND server has been updated to Version 9.3.1.

              o  The Tru64 UNIX-based kernel and management utilities
                 incorporate several improvements.

              o  The NFS client now joins the server in offering the
                 ability to run over TCP.

              o  The NFS server is now operational and supported on the
                 OpenVMS I64 platform.

              o  The NFS server now recognizes symbolic links and can
                 create them as necessary.

              o  Several extended features have been made to SSH.

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

              o  New NTP features offer cryptographic security.

              o  SMTP now recognizes more than one domain name for direct
                 local delivery.

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          o  The TELNET server and client are now supported with the
             upgraded Kerberos version that ships with OpenVMS V8.3.

          o  The TELNET server is no longer limited to 9999 sessions
             or TN devices.

          o  Both LPD and TELNETSYM printing software now allow you
             to print via the IPv6 transport.

          o  The FTP service has been streamlined.

          o  The menu-driven process of defining local interfaces and
             IP addresses has been significantly reworked to provide
             better support for failSAFE IP.

          o  This release has added TSIG-based authentication support
             to the Load Broker.

          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 release. 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.

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