                            I               Cover Letter for HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.6                  June 2006                  Dear Customer:  E               Thank you for purchasing HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS B               networking software. The TCP/IP Services for OpenVMSC               software product is the OpenVMS implementation of the B               industry-standard TCP/IP protocol suite and InternetA               services for OpenVMS I64 and OpenVMS Alpha systems.   D               For a complete description of this product, see the HPF               TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.6 Software Product)               Description (SPD 46.46.21).                  Features  F               The TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS software is based on theH               Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Versions 4.3 and 4.4,(               with enhancements from HP.  F               This release of TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS features the%               following enhancements:   G               o  A new version of the BIND resolver that brings several .                  API updates and new features.  C               o  The BIND server has been updated to Version 9.3.1.   E               o  The Tru64 UNIX-based kernel and management utilities 2                  incorporate several improvements.  D               o  The NFS client now joins the server in offering the)                  ability to run over TCP.   G               o  The NFS server is now operational and supported on the &                  OpenVMS I64 platform.  E               o  The NFS server now recognizes symbolic links and can *                  create them as necessary.  A               o  Several extended features have been made to SSH.   I               o  SSH2 has been upgraded to Version 3.2 and supports IPv6.   ?               o  New NTP features offer cryptographic security.   I               o  SMTP now recognizes more than one domain name for direct                    local delivery.  I                                                                         1                    D           o  The TELNET server and client are now supported with theD              upgraded Kerberos version that ships with OpenVMS V8.3.  D           o  The TELNET server is no longer limited to 9999 sessions              or TN devices.   C           o  Both LPD and TELNETSYM printing software now allow you -              to print via the IPv6 transport.   2           o  The FTP service has been streamlined.  E           o  The menu-driven process of defining local interfaces and D              IP addresses has been significantly reworked to provide,              better support for failSAFE IP.  E           o  This release has added TSIG-based authentication support                to the Load Broker.             Release Notes   @           The TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Release Notes describeA           the new features of the release in more detail, as well ?           as the reported problems that have been fixed and the D           limitations of this release. The release notes are located@           on the distribution media in the same directory as theB           software kits. For instructions about how to extract theA           release notes, refer to the TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS 0           Installation and Configuration manual.             Licenses  >           For Alpha systems, the following TCP/IP Services for)           OpenVMS licenses are available:   9           o  The server license provides complete product               functionality.   ?           o  The client license provides a subset of the server C              license product functionality. The client license does B              not include BIND, BOOTP, DHCP, failSAFE IP, TFTP, NFS1              server, PC-NFS, and the load broker.   @           o  The client upgrade license provides a subset of theD              server license for customers who previously purchased a?              client license and now require full functionality.   B           For OpenVMS I64, the Operating Environment (OE) includes>           the TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS product and a server           license for it.        2                    $               Documentation Feedback  B               HP prides itself on responding to customer needs. ToF               continue serving you, we welcome your feedback about theG               TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS documentation. Please send us B               your feedback through any of the following channels:  +               Internet:   openvmsdoc@HP.com   F               Fax:        603 884-3799, Attention: OSSG Documentation,$                           ZKO3-4/U08  1               Mail:       Hewlett-Packard Company >                           OSSG Documentation Group, ZKO3-4/U08,                           110 Spit Brook Rd./                           Nashua, NH 03062-2698                                                           I                                                                         3 