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This article is from the WINE WINdows Emulator FAQ, by Dave Gardner dagar@ix.netcom.com with numerous contributions by others.

2.5: Will Wine support MS Windows networked applications that use winsock.dll?

Yes, Wine does support such applications, more so the 16-bit than the
32-bit version of winsock. Working applications include Agent (a Usenet
newsreader), mIRC, ws-FTP and Internet Explorer.

 

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