Software support is provided to customers using Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, and Macintosh. See the tables below for the list of supported packages for each type of operating system. Please note that while the service under the program is compatible with other operating systems (such as OS/2 and Linux), these operating systems do not receive official suppport.

[Where do I get the software?]
For information on configuring your DCANet dialup account, see DCANet's dialup instructions. Customers with Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and generally have all necessary software already installed. Customers with Macintosh computers may need additional software; please contact the DCANet help desk or visit the University's Computing Resource Center (CRC) at 202 Sansom Place West, 3650 Chestnut St. The phone number at the CRC is 215-573-4778.

 Note that DCANet supports additional software packages beyond what is officially supported by the University. The following tables list both the software distributed under the program as well as additional packages that are supported by DCANet.

Windows 95/98/NT/2000
Description Distributed by Penn Also Supported by DCANet
TCP/IP stack/dialer Dial-Up Networking (built in) None
Web browser Netscape Navigator Microsoft Internet Explorer
POP e-mail client Eudora Lite
Netscape Communicator
Netscape Messenger, Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express
Telnet client CRT 2.4
HostExplorer
Ewan Telnet
FTP client WS_FTP LE None
Newsreader Netscape Navigator Forte Free Agent
Microsoft Outlook Express

Macintosh
Description Distributed by Penn Also Supported by DCANet
TCP/IP stack/dialer Apple Open Transport None
Web browser Netscape Navigator Microsoft Internet Explorer
POP e-mail client Eudora Lite Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Telnet client dataComet NCSA Telnet
FTP client Fetch None
Newsreader NewsWatcher Netscape

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