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*  MONTHLY SOFTWARE TECHNICAL BULLETIN (STB) ANNOUNCEMENT  *
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CONTENTS:
	* This Month's Features
	* For New Employees               
		(How to Subscribe)
	* For Field and Customer Problems 
		(Changing Your Subscription)

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THIS MONTH'S FEATURES -- THE FEBRUARY 1989 STB

	Short Subjects ...
		Sun386i Bugs in Online Bugs Database (OBD)
		PC-NFS 3.0 and Trailers
		Maximum Open DOS Windows
	Articles ...
		Watchdog Resets
		STREAMS Resources
		TOPS/PC-NFS Gateways
	In-Depth Feature ...
		Porting C to SPARC
	Hints and Tips ...
		X.25 Hints
		SunOS 4.0 on Sun-3 Hints
	The Hackers' Corner ...
		Super Kill Skill
	
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FOR NEW EMPLOYEES:

This announcement introduces the Software Technical Bulletin
(STB), published monthly by the Software Information Services
(SIS) group within Sun's Customer Services Division (CSD).

The STB includes timely and technical information on items
of interest to programmers, system administrators, and Sun
workstation end-users.  

The information ranges from short subjects covering a limited
topic to articles and in-depth features containing detailed
discussions on networking, the SunOS, programming languages,
graphics, and applications programs.  You will find the 
yearly cumulative index helpful to locate needed information
from any STB issue.

You can find copies of the STB at all field office libraries,
or you can get your own subscription and have your department
billed for this STB service.  The current chargeback is $7.60
per issue.  (We suggest one subscription per group or department.) 

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE STB (SUN INTERNAL ONLY):

	To subscribe send mail to `fir@sun' that includes
	the information shown below.

		Name
		Department Number
		Position or Title
		Office mailing address
		The item wanted (specify STB)

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FOR FIELD AND CUSTOMER PROBLEMS:

How to Change the Primary Contact Person and Mailing Address

		WHO RECEIVES THE STB MASTER COPY
			and
		HOW TO CHANGE STB MAILING INFORMATION
	
This e-mail explains:
	
	a) who receives the Software Technical 
	   Bulletin (STB)
	
	b) how to make corrections or changes in the 
	   STB mailing address and customer name 
	
a)
	
Each customer software support contract includes 
a monthly issue of the STB.
	
One copy of the STB is mailed to the person designated
as the technical contact.  This person receives all
technical literature and software updates for the contract.
Sites with more than one contract may receive more than 
one STB copy, depending on how the contracts are set up.  
For example, a company with three contracts would receive 
three STBs.
	
Note:  These primary technical contact persons or departments
may duplicate their `master' STB copy for all Sun workstation 
end-users.  This limited permission for duplication does 
not include any duplication for resale, for distribution 
outside your company, or for distribution to employees 
of other companies not having a Sun software support 
contract.

Plans are underway for contracts to include more than one
copy of the STB distributed directly to individuals.  Details 
on this availability will be forthcoming from Customer Service
Division (CSD) Marketing.
	
	
b)
	
Distribution and maintenance of the mailing lists is not 
processed by the Software Information Services group.
	
If you are not sure who the primary technical contact at a
site is, or if you have any problems relating to incorrect 
address or incorrect STB contact, please do one of the 
following:
	
	Send mail with your request or the corrected 
	information to 
	
		STB Editor
		Mail Stop 2-312
		Sun Microsystems, Inc.
		2550 Garcia Avenue
		Mountain View, CA  94043

	Send email with the request or corrected 
	information to
	
		sun!fir
		   or
		sun!stb-editor
		
Please send the complete replacement address and 
make sure you mention you are correcting an STB 
entry (the data base is used for other types of 
distribution).
	
The Field Information and Reports (FIR) group of 
Customer Service Division will then gladly update 
the data base for you and correct the STB delivery 
information.
	
FIR needs the following information for all requests:
	
	Name
	Position (salesman, tech support engineer, etc.)
	Office mailing address
	The item wanted (in this case -- specify STB)
	
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International customers:

International Sun customers should contact their local 
service group for local procedures regarding STB 
distribution and mailing.

STBs are bulk shipped overseas for local distribution
in Intercon.  European customers receive their STBs from
a local distribution of an STB printing in Germany.