On Sat, 06 Aug 2005 22:14:42 -0500, David Maynard
<nospam@private.net> wrote:


>> I feel WinXP has made it pretty clear that MS sought to
>> dumb-down networking and make it easier for the new users.
>> Which is easier for (those users), multiple protocols where
>> they have to pick things or just having TCPIP do it all by
>> default?
>
>That argument is nonsense as Netbeui hasn't been a 'default' protocol for
>multiple generations. Which is no wonder because you were TOLD that Netbeui
>was going away before Win98 hit the streets.
>
>So what's your next conspiracy theory?
>

I didn' realize that making XP networking easier for new
users was a conspiracy theory. I was told Netbeui was going
away? It seems more like it was supported at the time.