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From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>
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Subject: Sybase jdbcCONNECT
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Sybase has a beta of a jdbc implementation that doesn't require
installation of binary client libs, you only need Java.

They have what looks like a generic Unix version at the following site:

http://www.sybase.com/products/internet/jdbcconnect/jdbcreg.html

It'd be interesting to see if you can access SQL Server directly from a PC
running FreeBSD.

Mike Hancock